The  announced today it will host a meeting on December 12 in  regarding in the . The meeting of deputy foreign ministers is to be attended by  , , , and the host country. The meeting is a new step in attempts to solve disputes between these countries and  . China has previously stated it wishes to solve the disputes bilaterally instead of multilaterally. It comes after the failure of the  (ASEAN) to produce a consensus on how to solve the disputes during a summit this month.  , an ally of China, is the current chair of ASEAN.
The Philippines announced today it will host a meeting on December 12 in Manila regarding in the . The meeting of deputy foreign ministers is to be attended by Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam , and the host country. The meeting is a new step in attempts to solve disputes between these countries and China . China has previously stated it wishes to solve the disputes bilaterally instead of multilaterally. It comes after the failure of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to produce a consensus on how to solve the disputes during a summit this month. Cambodia , an ally of China, is the current chair of ASEAN.
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