ASEAN hopes up on code of conduct (Inquirer, 19 April 2017)
China’s positive view of a code of conduct for claimants in the South China Sea will work toward successful negotiations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on maintaining order in the disputed waterway, Acting Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo said. Speaking at the Meet Inquirer Multimedia forum, Manalo said a framework for the code of conduct could be finished by June. According to Manalo, there have been two meetings between China and the ASEAN at the expert level and these have achieved “concrete and positive results.”