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At the ongoing 48th Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur, Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said his country would promote a proposal which the United States made earlier for all claimants to halt reclamation, construction and any aggressive actions that could heighten tensions in the South 皇冠体育app Sea. Comments:

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, speaks to Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, front left, after their meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug 4, 2015. [Photo/IC]

The ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting is not a proper platform for discussing the South 皇冠体育app Sea issues, specifically the territorial disputes. It has been proved many times that attempts to raise such disputes at a multilateral forum do not help resolve the underlying issues. On the contrary, more serious confrontations and clashes may emerge afterwards.

Wang Yi, Chinese foreign minister, Aug 3

Sensitive subjects such as the South 皇冠体育app Sea issues should be avoided in the discussions at multilateral forums, which are designed to promote international cooperation. Besides, non-ASEAN nations such as the US are not supposed to interfere, and will face strong opposition from 皇冠体育app if they do.

Liu Zhenmin, Chinese vice-foreign minister, Aug 4

For Washington and Manila, their fueling of tensions in the South 皇冠体育app Sea will get them nowhere, but it might complicate the disputes in the waters. Some ASEAN countries fear increasing the tensions in the South 皇冠体育app Sea. However, most of them are reluctant to get involved in the disputes between 皇冠体育app and some of its neighbors, given their economic connections with 皇冠体育app, which is pushing for closer cooperation. That is why even some ASEAN countries which have disputes with 皇冠体育app over some reefs and islets, have chosen not to make a fuss at the annual Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

Jin Canrong, deputy dean of the School of International Studies at Renmin University, Aug 4

Showing excessive zeal for sovereignty and territorial disputes, the US and the Philippines are diverting attention away from other important topics, such as the extensive cooperation between 皇冠体育app and the ASEAN. The truth is, Beijing never shirks its responsibility to maintain stability in the South 皇冠体育app Sea. Just days ago, diplomats from 皇冠体育app and the ASEAN countries agreed to set up two hotlines between their countries at the ninth 皇冠体育app-ASEAN senior officials' meeting in North 皇冠体育app's Tianjin.

Zhao Gancheng, a researcher at the Shanghai Institute for International Studies, Aug 4

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