By Pia Lee-Brago
MANILA, Philippines - An expert on Southeast Asian issues claimed that China is not keen on having a binding code of conduct in the disputed areas in the South China Sea as Beijing moves to derail the implementation of the proposed guidelines meant to ease tensions in the region.
Barry Wain, writer-in-residence at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore, said on Monday during the Forum on South China Sea at the Manila Polo Club in Makati City that only the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is eager to implement a binding Declaration on the Code of Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) in the area around the disputed Spratly Islands.
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