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Title:
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Obama puts sea row back on agenda of Laos summit
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Author:
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AP, AFP/TVJ
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Source:
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Inquirer.Net
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Date:
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September 9, 2016
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Description:
- VIENTIANE, Laos—US President Barack Obama put the long-simmering dispute in the South China Sea front and center on the agenda at a regional summit on Thursday as it became clear that most of the other leaders gathered in the Laotian capital were going to let China off with a mild rebuke over its territorial expansion in the resource-rich waters. “We will continue to work to ensure that disputes are resolved peacefully, including in the South China Sea,” Obama said in his opening remarks at a meeting with leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)."
