Meanwhile, Back in Asia

For John, BLUF:  Doing Foreign Policy requires multi-tasking.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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While we are focusing on what is happening in the Near East (the Levant),♠ life is also happening in other places.  For example, Chinese Foreign Minister Mr Wang Yi, at a press conference following the China-ASEAN (10+1) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Myanmar's capital of Nay Pyi Taw, has "clarified" China's position on territorial claims in the South China Sea.  The article is headlined:  "Chinese FM clarifies unshakable position over South China Sea issue".  This item is from the Chinese on line presence Xinhuanet♥

Remember, China uses the "Nine-dash Line" to describer what is Chinese territory♦ in the South China Sea, territory also claimed by other nations, such as Viet-nam and the Philippines.

Regards  —  Cliff

♠  For example, the apparent genocide by ISIL against the Yazidi People in Iraq.
♥  "Sponsored by the Xinhua News Agency, Xinhuanet is an important central news service-oriented website, an important information organ of the central government, and an important platform for building up China's online international communication capacity."
♦  That would be both Mainland China and also the Government on Taiwan.