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Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Laos' Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of Timor-Leste Xanana Gusmao and Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Kao Kim Hourn pose for a family photo at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, in Melbourne, Australia 5 March 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
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Australia and ASEAN call for restraint in South China Sea, ceasefire in Gaza

Australia hosted a summit with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Melbourne to mark the 50th anniversary of its ties to the bloc, even as differences remained across the 10...

The Philippines' Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro arrives to attend the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) in Jakarta, Indonesia, 15 November, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/Pool/File Photo
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Philippine says armed forces to ensure 'unimpeded and peaceful' exploration in South China Sea

Chinese militia vessels operate at Whitsun Reef in the South China Sea, 2 December, 2023.Photo: Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS. FILE PHOTO
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Philippines says military chief was aboard ship Chinese vessels rammed, hit with water cannon

A Philippine flagged boat is blocked by a China Coast Guard vessel during an incident that resulted in a collision between the two vessels, in the disputed waters of the South China Sea in this screen grab obtained from handout video released October 22, 2023. China Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
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Philippines eyes multilateral effort to avert South China Sea clashes

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A Philippine flag flutters from BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated Philippine Navy ship that has been aground since 1999 and became a Philippine military detachment on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea March 29, 2014. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo/File Photo
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China, Philippines trade accusations over South China Sea clash

Chinese Coast Guard boats close to the floating barrier are pictured on September 20, 2023, near the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, in this handout image released by the Philippine Coast Guard on September 24, 2023. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Philippines to remove barrier placed by China in South China Sea

An aerial view of what Philippine Coast Guard alleges were Chinese vessels, manned by Chinese maritime militia loitering within the vicinity of Thitu Island, one of nine features occupied by the Philippines in Spratly Islands, in the disputed South China Sea, March 9, 2023/File Photo
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Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia reject China's latest South China Sea map

Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in this still image from video taken by a P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft provided by the United States Navy May 21, 2015. U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters/File Photo
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Malaysia rejects new Chinese map over South China Sea claims

A Chinese naval Z-9 helicopter prepares to land aboard the People's Liberation Army (Navy) frigate CNS Huangshan (FFG-570) as the ship conducts a series of maneuvers and exchanges with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) in the South China Sea June 16, 2017. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder/Handout via REUTERS
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China's 'aggressive behaviour' in South China Sea must be challenged: US Navy official

BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated Philippine Navy ship that has been aground since 1999 is pictured on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea March 29, 2014. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo
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China, Philippines' dispute over grounded warship heats up

An attendee holds U.S. and India's flags as they gather on the South Lawn of the White House to watch an official State Arrival ceremony as U.S. President Joe Biden hosts India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a State Visit at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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US expects more cooperation with India in South China Sea

A view of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), an aircraft carrier, during a goodwill visit in Manila, Philippines, October 14, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File photo
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US combat ship to make rare port call in Vietnam amid South China Sea tensions

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China, Russia launch joint air patrol, alarms South Korea