Beijing projects on Asean agenda in Sabah retreat

Security concerns in Southeast Asia supposedly caused by China’s reclamation projects in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) will be a “major topic” during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, next week, accoding to Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario.

Territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea are going to be a part of a major discussion in the agenda because they concern “peace and stability of the region.”