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Philippines says China wanted non-legally binding South China Sea code
He said all parties realised it was better to drop all mention of it from the framework and move forward.
Tue Aug 08 2017
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Australia, Japan, US call for South China Sea code to be legally binding
They also urged China and the Philippines to abide by last year's international arbitration ruling on the South China Sea.
Mon Aug 07 2017