BEIJING--Member-states of the Association of Southeast Nations (Asean) and western countries have been nagging the Philippines to come up with the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea to ease tensions in the disputed sea region, President Duterte disclosed on Friday night. "I have been the recipient of so many requests regarding the progress in the Code of Conduct that China is preparing," the President told Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in their bilateral meeting. "Most of them are Asean countries, (but) the biggest urgency really comes from the western world," he said. The President, who has been tasked by Asean leaders to lead in drafting the agreement, said the adopti...
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