ASEAN leader 'sends wrong signals on conflict'

Bloc urged to avoid interfering in maritime issue, He Na, Yang Wanli, Hu Yongqi report.

China has hit back at comments by the secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations that Beijing's actions in the South China Sea have infringed Vietnam's territorial sovereignty.

Le Luong Minh also said China had violated the Declaration of Conduct of the Parties in the South China Sea.