The Chinese agenda for South China Sea talks
China said on Sunday that talks on a code of conduct in the South China Sea may start within the year if “outside parties” would not cause a major disruption.
China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, said that the start of the negotiations on the pact that would aim to prevent clashes in the disputed waters may be announced by the leaders of China and the ten member-states of ASEAN in their summit in the Philippines in November if their conditions were met.
Apparently referring to the US, Wang said that one of the conditions for the start of the talks would be non-interference by “outside parties.”
