ASEAN leaders drew a line in the ocean with China on Saturday, unifying behind a stance that a 1982 U.N. maritime treaty should serve as the basis for resolving disputes over claims in the South China Sea.
Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc announced the leaders' stance in a speech to the virtual summit, where the coronavirus pandemic and territorial disputes topped the concerns of the 10-nation intergovernmental organization, which was formed to promote regional stability.
Geopolitics — Asia-Pacific — Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) — Brunei — Cambodia — China — Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) — Germany — Indonesia — International Seabed Authority (ISA) — International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) — Jamaica — Laos — Malaysia — Myanmar — Philippines — Singapore — Straddling Fish Stocks Agreement 2001 — Thailand — U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982 — Americas — Vietnam
