US warships transit the South China Sea. Photo: Handout
South China Sea code of conduct may miss 2022 deadline, PLA adviser warns
- China and Asean yet to agree on many aspects of proposed code to manage tensions in disputed waterway, retired major general says in journal article
- US-China great power rivalry means extraterritorial interference will intensify as the bargaining deepens, Yao Yunzhu points out
US warships transit the South China Sea. Photo: Handout