U.S., Asian defense chiefs united on Chinese militarization of islands; Joint declaration scuttled
Special to WorldTribune.com Ongoing disputes in the South China Sea forced defense ministers of the 10 Association of East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to scrap a joint declaration during a two-day forum in Malaysia. The United States and its allies wanted the disputes, which include China’s continuing military buildup and construction on artificial islands, mentioned in […]