China's Wang Yi to attend this week's ASEAN meetings, host Philippines says
The talks will also cover South China Sea code of conduct negotiations as Manila presses Beijing after a formal protest over racist AI-generated content.
- ASEAN foreign ministers gathered in Manila on Tuesday for a three-day summit, where Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro is scheduled to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines.
- The meeting follows a formal diplomatic protest the Philippines lodged against China Daily after the state-owned outlet published AI-generated content depicting Filipinos in connection with the South China Sea Arbitral Award anniversary.
- Philippines Spokesperson Dominic Xavier Imperial confirmed the agenda covers bilateral relations and regional issues, specifically negotiations for a South China Sea Code of Conduct to prevent maritime disputes from escalating.
- Diplomats will address global concerns including the Iran war, which has impacted energy supplies for the region of more than 680 million people and threatened shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The summit, attended by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, also pressures members to address the civil war in Myanmar, which has killed more than 8,100 people.
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PH's Lazaro to ASEAN member-states: Remain united, uphold mutual respect
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) As the foreign ministers of China and the Philippines prepare for their first meeting in two years, on the 20th (local time), Second Thomas Reef (Chinese name Ren'ai Jiao) in the South China Sea...
Beijing, Jul 20 (EFE).- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel this week to Manila to participate in the meeting of Foreign Ministers between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), at a time of persistent tensions between Beijing and the Philippines over the South China Sea. The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced this Monday in a statement that Wang will attend the meeting of Foreign Ministers of China-ASEAN this Wed…
South China Sea Controversy: China, Philippines Resume High-Level Talks After Nearly Two-Year Diplomatic Pause
The first senior-level meeting since 2024 signals a renewed effort to manage tensions in the South China Sea, but recurring maritime confrontations and unresolved sovereignty disputes continue to test the prospects for lasting progress.
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