{"id":100781,"date":"2017-05-02T23:54:02","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T03:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=100781"},"modified":"2017-05-02T23:54:02","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T03:54:02","slug":"china-to-work-with-asean-countries-for-full-implementation-of-doc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/05\/02\/china-to-work-with-asean-countries-for-full-implementation-of-doc\/","title":{"rendered":"China to work with ASEAN countries for full implementation of DOC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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China is willing to work with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to fully implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC), a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman has said. (Photo: Chinese Embassy in Turkey\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BEIJING\u2014China is willing to work with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to fully implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC), a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman has said.<\/p>\n

In his regular press conference Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said China is also willing to deepen maritime practical cooperation to arrive at a code of conduct (COC) \u201cbased on consensus at an early date\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201dAccording to the work plan, China and ASEAN countries will finish consultation on the draft framework of the COC in the first half of this year,\u201d Geng told the media.<\/p>\n

On the occasion of ASEAN\u2019s 50th anniversary this year, Geng said China will support important consensus in building the ASEAN community, maintaining centrality in regional cooperation and playing a bigger role in international and regional affairs.<\/p>\n

\u201dWe congratulate it (ASEAN) on its achievements in growth, commend it for its contribution to regional peace, stability, development and prosperity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201dWe believe ASEAN will make greater progress under the concerted efforts of the Philippines as the rotating chair and other ASEAN countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Geng said China took note of the statement of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte as chair of the 30th ASEAN Summit held last weekend in Manila.<\/p>\n

\u201dWe have also noted what was mentioned in the chairman’s statement about the South China Sea,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In the final version of the chairman\u2019s statement, President Duterte said the ASEAN countries have reaffirmed the importance of maintaining peace, stability, security and freedom of navigation and over-flight in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n

The ASEAN leaders have also underscored the importance of the full and effective implementation of the DOC \u201cin its entirety\u201d.<\/p>\n

Geng said the joint efforts of the ASEAN countries have “cooled down” the situation in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n

\u201dThe situation in the South China Sea has since last year stabilized, thanks to the joint efforts of China and ASEAN countries, including the Philippines. It serves the common interests of all countries in the region,\u201d the Chinese official said.<\/p>\n

He said the 30th ASEAN summit reconfirmed the positive changes in the South China Sea where other ASEAN countries, such as Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam, have territorial claims.<\/p>\n

\u201dGoing forward, the Chinese side will continue to properly address the South China Sea issue with the Philippines through dialogue and consultation and create an enabling atmosphere for the sound and steady growth of China-Philippines relations and all-round progress in bilateral practical cooperation,” he said.<\/p>\n

Geng further noted that the concerted efforts made by both Philippines, under President Duterte, and China, under President Xi Jinping, have resulted in the \u201coverall improvement\u201d of the two countries’ bilateral relationship.<\/p>\n

\u201dPractical cooperation has fully unfolded, producing remarkable results and bringing tangible benefits to people of both countries. It fully proves that good neighborliness and friendly cooperation is the right choice in the fundamental interests of the two countries and two peoples,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n

President Duterte is set to return to Beijing to attend the Belt & Road Forum for International Cooperation on May 14-15, eight months after his first visit in October last year that revived the Philippines-China relations amid the South China Sea issue.<\/p>\n

Geng, meanwhile, described President Duterte\u2019s visit to the Chinese naval vessel that docked in Davao City last Sunday as a show of \u201cgrowing political mutual trust\u201d between the Philippines and China.<\/p>\n

\u201dThe Chinese side will work with the Philippine side to continue to strengthen mutual trust, properly handle the issue of the South China Sea, deepen practical cooperation and push for the sustained, sound and steady growth of the bilateral relationship for the benefit of the two peoples,\u201d Geng said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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