Leaders of the 18nation east asia summit discussed a july ruling by an arbitration tribunal in the hague. Beijing has refused to recognize the decision that rejects its claims to most of the South China Sea. Japan and the u. S. Reiterated their stance. The landmark arbitration ruling in july, which is binding, helped clarify maritime rights in the region. I recognize this raises tensions, but i also look forward to discussing how we can constructively move Forward Together to lower tensions and promote diplomacy and regional stability. But the leaders failed to hold in depth discussions on the ruling. Countries including the philippines and vietnam didnt want to rock the boat on diplomatic issues during the summit. They have conflicting claims with cthe waters. Translator in the meeting that just ended, there were only two countries trying to sow discord. They were still talking about the South China Sea issue. And discussing the arbitration ruling. We already discussed and dealt with
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