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Nikkei Asian Review (14 November 2018)

China's Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday that Beijing hoped a consultation with Southeast Asian nations on a code of conduct in the disputed South China Sea would be completed in three years, and that such an deal would be conducive for free trade.

In his remarks in a speech delivered in Singapore, he also said he hoped to finalise a major trade pact with 15 other countries called the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in 2019.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-Relations/Chinese-Premier-Li-says-hopes-for-South-China-Sea-code-in-three-years