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| SINGAPORE, Dec. 19 (Xinhuanet) – The Defense Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) attended the 12th meeting of the Defense Ministers of the Republic of Korea. ASEAN in Singapore and took a commemorative photo. October 20, 2018. |
The defense ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) decided to organize joint maritime training with China next week at the 12th meeting of ministers defense of ASEAN in Singapore. Next year, the United States and the South China Sea will jointly organize the first maritime training.
ASEAN Member States, including Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam, are in conflict with China over the South China Sea, but have agreed to organize joint training for the South China Sea. only with the United States, but also with China. This is an badysis that both countries have considered at once.
According to NHK, the defense ministers of the ten countries participating in the meeting discussed the South China Sea issue and announced joint training plans with China and the United States as part of a joint declaration.
"At this meeting, we reaffirmed the importance of maintaining the freedom of navigation, peace and stability in the sea and the skies of the South China Sea," the statement said.
Singapore's Minister of Defense, Singapore, Nguyen Hengen, President of ASEAN, confirmed that he would hold joint maritime training with China next week and stressed the importance of an "objective to increase trust and interoperability".
He also said he accepted the US proposal to hold joint military exercises with the United States next year. ASEAN member countries plan to organize maritime training in the United States and the South China Sea next year as part of a "freedom of navigation" operation.
Meanwhile, US and Chinese Defense Ministers met with ASEAN Defense Ministers the same day and continued to fight for solidarity on the South China Sea issue.
"We want to make it clear that no country can regulate international law," said US Secretary James Mathis, citing China's acceleration of access to the South China Sea.
Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghei called for solidarity by stating, "It is our firm decision to create a closer fateful community between China and ASEAN."
Meanwhile, in the South China Sea, the destroyer of the Chinese army recently approached the American ship Aegis near the artificial island created by China.
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