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against the wolves” that hunger minister stressed that the Code Code of Conduct on the South minister tweeted.
for China’s core interests. of Conduct on the South Chi- China Sea should be fully con- This comes amid China’s
China will hold the military na Sea should be fully consis- sistent with UNCLOS 1982. growing assertiveness in the
training in the South China Sea tent with the United Nations Should not prejudice legitimate South China Sea. Beijing con-
from Friday to Tuesday, and Convention on the Law of the rights and interests of nations tinues to claims sovereignty
other vessels are prohibited Sea (UNCLOS). “Stressed that not a party to discussions,” the over almost the entire South
from entering the navigation China Sea and has overlapping
restriction zone, read a notice territorial claims with Brunei,
released by the Maritime Safety Malaysia, the Philippines, Viet-
Administration on Wednesday. nam and Taiwan.
The notice did not give more Jaishankar’s remarks come
details on the exercise, but a Tai- as a task force of four warships
pei-based news agency reported from the Indian Navy’s Eastern
that the PLA launched anti-ship Fleet is scheduled to proceed
ballistic missiles in the South on an over two-month overseas
China Sea in a similar exercise deployment to South East Asia,
last year. the South China Sea and West-
In a related develop- ern Pacific, which will include
ment, External Affairs Min- exercises with Quad partners
ister (EAM) S Jaishankar on the United States, Japan and
Wednesday at the 11th East Australia.
Asia Summit (EAS) highlight- During the EAS Foreign
ed the growing convergence of Ministers Meeting, EAM Jais-
approaches on the Indo-Pacific French Navy ships Assault helicopter carrier Tonnerre and Surcouf frigate hankar also supported the
region among different member at Kochi port ahead of France-led 'La Pérouse' joint exercise with QUAD ASEAN five-point consensus
nations. members, in Kochi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) on Myanmar and welcomed the
Without naming China, the appointment of Special Envoy.

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