Title:

 No Asean consensus on sea row–for now

Author:

Associated Press

Source:

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Date:

 July 25, 2016

Description:

VIENTIANE—The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) failed to reach a consensus on how to deal with China’s territorial expansion in the South China Sea, intensifying a diplomatic stalemate that officials said they hoped to resolve in further closed-door parleys on Sunday.