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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, is escorted by Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua, left, upon arrival to take part in the 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and its Dialogue Partners, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, in suburban Pasay city south Manila, Philippines. Alarm over North Korea's missile tests, a tentative step to temper South China Sea disputes, and unease over a disastrous siege by pro-Islamic State group militants, will grab the spotlight at the annual meetings of Southeast Asia's top diplomats and their Asian and Western counterparts. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

The Latest: Disagreements in ASEAN delay joint statement

Associated Press

A North Korean flag flies with other flags of the ASEAN countries and its dialogue partners outside the Philippine International Convention Center, the venue for the Aug. 2-8, 2017 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, as a passenger plane flies above Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017 in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

US moves to have North Korea suspended from Asia forum

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

Tillerson urges SE Asia to minimize NKorea diplomatic ties

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

ASEAN expresses alarm over N. Korea nuclear tests, missiles

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

Singapore’s Dr. Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Defense, speaks at a press conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Friday, Sept. 30, 2016 in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Defense ministers discuss defusing South China Sea incidents

By AUDREY McAVOY - Associated Press

In this Nov. 22, 2015, file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama, left, shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, second left, while Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, second right, and Laotian Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong look on during the 10th East Asia Summit at the 27th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)

Obama works with dictators on Asian trade deal

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Illustration on the need to ratify the Law of the Sea treaty (UNCLOS) by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

JAMES BORTON: U.S. approval of the Law of the Sea treaty is long overdue

By James Borton

Illustration on China's aggressive moves in the South China Sea by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

JAMES BORTON: Erasing a line in the South China Sea

By James Borton

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting in Honolulu on Thursday, April 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Oskar Garcia)

Asia leaders look to bolster unity, coordination

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Hagel to meet with Malaysian counterpart

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (left) listens Gen. Chang Wanquan, China's defense minister, speaks during their joint news conference at the Pentagon on Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Hagel heads for meeting with Asian defense ministers

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui-chun is escorted by security personnel upon his arrival at the airport in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Sunday, June 30, 2013, for the 46th ASEAN foreign ministers meeting. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Southeast Asia diplomats hope for North Korea talks at summit

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

Briefly: Faults under nuke plant likely active, panel says

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

From left, Thein Sein, president of Myanmar; Benigno Aquino III, president of the Philippines; Lee Hsien Loong, prime minister of Singapore; Yingluck Shinawatra, prime minister of Thailand; Nguyen Tan Dung, prime minister of Vietnam; and Hun Sen, prime minister of Cambodia, join hands after a signing ceremony of adoption of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration during a summit for the association in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Sunday. (Associated Press)

ASEAN seeks China talks on sea dispute

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Inside China: Big stick for Japan, soft talk for Asean

By Miles Yu - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. Mrs. Clinton is in China's capital to press Chinese authorities to agree to peacefully resolve disputes with their smaller neighbors over competing territorial claims in the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Feng Li, Pool)

Clinton seeks Chinese accord on South China Sea

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a press conference at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Thursday, July 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Brendon Smialowski, Pool)

Clinton pushes China on maritime pact

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S., China square off on claims to S. China Sea

By Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

Singapore: ASEAN could surpass EU in coming years

By Ben Birnbaum - The Washington Times

Three national leaders attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit — (from left) Laotian Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and Myanmar President Thein Sein — join hands during a group photo at the opening ceremony of the bloc's 20th summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

Southeast Asian nations, China bring rift to summit

By Sopheng Cheang - Associated Press