On the second day of the ASEAN Defense
Ministers' meeting in Phnom Penh, Asia's defense ministers worked on resolving
the South China Sea dispute.
This
comes during an ongoing dispute between China and the Philippines over the
Scarborough Shoal, known in Chinese as Huangyan Island.
At the
meeting, Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said he met with China's
Defense Minister, who is on an official visit to Cambodia, on Monday.
[Voltaire
Gazmin, Philippine Defense Secretary]:
"Well,
the reaction of the Chinese Defense Minister was a welcome gesture because I
sat down with him and talked about the issues concerning both countries and,
like I said, we agreed on three points -- to restrain our action, to restraint
our statement so that it stops escalating and then we then continue to open lines
of communication until we come up with a peaceful resolution to the
case."
In a
month-long standoff between China and the Philippines over the disputed shoal,
the Chinese regime has deployed patrol vessels from its expanding fleet of paramilitary
ships.
Scarborough
Shoal is believed to be rich in natural resources.
The
South China Sea is an important sea route with about two-thirds of shipping
transits running through it.
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