KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Ten Southeast Asian heads of state and nine world leaders, including President Barack Obama, are meeting in Malaysia to discuss trade and economic issues. Terrorism and disputes over the South China Sea are also on the agenda. (All times local.)
9:30 p.m.
The United States and Southeast Asian nations have pressed their call for freedom of navigation and overflight in the disputed South China Sea, in a veiled rebuke to China.
China has come under heavy criticism for recently transforming disputed reefs into islands in aggressive actions that have set off alarms in the region.
Following an annual regional summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday, the U.S. and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations also pressed for the peaceful resolution of the territorial conflicts "without resorting to the threat or use of force."
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