Title:

 Asean final statement silent on China island-building

Author:

Christine O. Avendaño

Source:

Inquirer.net

Date:

 May 1, 2017

Description:

The Philippines followed up a summit of Southeast Asian leaders by releasing a final statement on Sunday that removed mention of international concerns over China’s “militarization” of newly built artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea in a major concession to Beijing.