JULIA Gillard has told Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao that Australia wants a code of conduct for rival claims in the South China Sea to safeguard the security of sea lanes vital to Australian trade.
The Prime Minister met Mr Wen yesterday ahead of an East Asia Summit expected to be dominated for a second year running by argument over China's foot-dragging on a code of conduct to avert accidental maritime clashes, or worse, in the region's riskiest friction point.
The Prime Minister met Mr Wen yesterday ahead of an East Asia Summit expected to be dominated for a second year running by argument over China's foot-dragging on a code of conduct to avert accidental maritime clashes, or worse, in the region's riskiest friction point.