Rivalry between China and the US spilled over into a major Asian defence ministers’ meeting on Wednesday when plans to issue a joint statement were cancelled after failure to reach an agreement on language about the South China Sea.
A senior US defence official said the Asia-Pacific defence ministers had not been able to agree on a planned joint declaration about regional security issues after China lobbied against any mention of disputes in the South China Sea.
A joint signing ceremony, which was to have brought together the defence leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the US, China and six other countries from the region, had been cancelled, officials said.
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