Tensions a are also high betwee china and the United States over the South China Sea. The u. S. Has r rejected beijing Maritime Claims across most of the South China Sea as completely unlawful. In july, the u. S. Held military exercises in the area that included aircraft carriers. In the following months, the Chinese Military test fired Ballistic Missiles toward the sea. At wednesdays meeting, asean countries are expected to call for restraint. An expert says that china and the u. S. Need to understand asean does not want to see the dispute escalate in the south china a sea. Asean in particular is very interested in managing incidents in the South China Sea, and we hope that we can cononstructivey contntribute to managiging the tension in the South China Sea, including the tension between the u. S. And china. He expressed hope that asean meetings would push all the concerned countries to seek ways to solve the situation without increasing tension in the region. Strat separately chinese
Its 1am here in london, 9am in singapore, and 3am in raqqa, syria, where the bbc has uncovered details of a secret deal that followed the defeat of Islamic State in the city. The agreement allowed hundreds of Islamic State fighters and their families to escape, including notorious criminals. The big question now is where are they, and what sort of a threat to they pose . Our middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville has this exclusive report from raqqa. Even at peace, with the so called Islamic State gone, raqqa is still deadly dangerous. Few of its roads have been cleared. The fighting stopped here a month ago, but there are still mines and booby traps everywhere. Most of the city is a no go zone. Hardly anyone has been allowed to return. But we made it inside, searching for a trail through the debris, looking for clues to the Islamic States escape route. The City Hospital was their last refuge, and its here where ourjourney begins. The groups final defeat came thanks not to a bat
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