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Asian Nations at Odds over Sovereignty Join up to Fight Marine Trash
Voice of America

18 November 2019

An agreement among Southeast Asian leaders this month to fight floating plastics in the South China Sea and surrounding waterways marks an upswing in cooperation among countries that normally compete over sovereignty. Malaysia and Vietnam along with fellow association members Indonesia and Thailand have become target countries for waste export since China banned the import of plastic waste through its 2018 National Sword policy, said senior Analyst Nazia Hussain from RSIS in a study.

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