PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte and other leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have vowed to exercise restraint in the conduct of activities in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea).

In the Asean Leaders’ Vision Statement on Partnership for Sustainability, the leaders pledged to avoid actions that may further complicate the situation.

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