Sec. 105. Statement of policy on efforts of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of China to develop an effective Code of Conduct
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It is the policy of the United States— to support efforts by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People’s Republic of China to develop an effective Code of Conduct; to encourage claimants not to undertake new or unilateral attempts to change the status quo since the signing of the 2002 Declaration of Conduct, including reclamation activities, asserting provocative administrative measures or controls in disputed areas in the South China Sea, or inhabiting uninhabited land features; and to support efforts by claimants through ASEAN to seek a peaceful settlement of disputes among themselves and with the People’s Republic of China.