Carian mengenai topik disputed-waters

The Philippine accused China of building an artificial island, having documented what it said were piles of dead, crushed coral on sandbars.

A joint statement said that some ASEAN members expressed concerns over land reclamations and serious incidents in the area, including damage to the marine environment.

The visit comes following diplomatic protests made by the Philippines over the presence of hundreds of "Chinese maritime militia" vessels.

The Philippine foreign minister on Monday demanded in an expletive-laced Twitter message that China's vessels get out of disputed waters.

Unlike Israel-Palestine relations, Malaysia and Singapore have cordial diplomatic ties allowing both to develop and prosper for more than five decades.

China has installed a radar with potential military functions in a disputed area of the East China Sea, Japanese media said.

The drills will be held in waters around the Paracel Islands from July 5 to 11, with other ships prohibited from entering the waters during that time.

Japan's coastguard said three Chinese surveillance ships were in the territorial waters of disputed islands in the East China Sea on Thurs.

Japan said three Chinese surveillance ships entered its territorial waters off disputed East China Sea islands on Sunday, hours after one of Beijing's fisheries patrol boats sailed into the zone.

Chinese government ships were in waters around disputed East China Sea islands Monday, Japan's coastguard.