It surprises no one that the tension in the South China or West Philippine Sea was the major issue discussed during the weekend’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit.

The 10-country Asean Summit convened just days after both Vietnam and the Philippines locked horns with China over contested waters, which stoked international alarm.

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