ASEAN summit: South China Sea, coronavirus pandemic cast a shadow

The coronavirus pandemic and the South China Sea feud are high on the agenda for diplomatic talks in Southeast Asia.
The 10-nation ASEAN bloc is holding a delayed summit, with foreign ministers meeting virtually due to the outbreak.

Al Jazeera’s Scott Heidler reports from Bangkok.

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[bernkoh]

Asean don't side East or West..they do business with everyone..Asean is a healthy country.

[diazvirdani]

*I hope rename south China sea Becomes Asia sea or Southeast Asia sea 😌🙏*
🇮🇩🤝🇧🇳🤝🇵🇭🤝🇻🇳🤝🇲🇾 💪🤲

[lv]

🌟Those small islands in South China Sea (SCS) were occupied by Chinese fishermen centuries ago. When countries around the SCS were colonized by France, British, Spain, Portugal, Holland, USA etc. these islands were not part of the territories of these countries. When the Republic of China (ROC) was established in 1912, an official map was published with 11 doted lines drawn to includes all the small islands in SCS under Chinese territories. The then (colonial) government of those countries in South East Asia (SEA) recognized these small islands are Chinese territories as these islands were not part of their colonized territories. When these countries in SEA obtained independence, they inherited the territories of their colonial masters & it does not include these small islands in SCS because it never been part of their territories. When the People's Republic of China (PRC) was formed in 1949 by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) after WW2/civil war, the government of ROC then fled to Taiwan Island & the 11 doted lines was amended to 9 doted lines by PRC to accommodate a united Vietnam established by the Communist party of Vietnam under Ho Chi Minh. It mean, when the 11 or 9 doted lines were drawn to include all the small islands in SCS as part of China's territories, the present government or countries now in SEA does not even exist yet !. Even after independence, these countries inherited the territories of their former colonial masters where these small islands in SCS are not part of their territories!