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China tensions top Southeast Asian summit talks

By Esther Htusan
Published May 11, 2014 2:23pm ET
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China tensions top Southeast Asian summit talks
Myanmar President Thein Sein delivers a statement concluding the Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders Summit in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, May 11 2014. Vietnam and the Philippines pushed for stronger action to confront China's aggressive behavior in the South China Sea in the first regional summit hosted by Myanmar, but President Thein Sein made no direct mention of the China in his statement. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe) | Gemunu Amarasinghe

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (AP) — Vietnam and the Philippines pushed for stronger action to confront China’s aggressive behavior in the South China Sea at a Southeast Asian summit Sunday that was hosted for the first time by Myanmar, a former pariah state now eager to show off its fragile democratic reforms.

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