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Asean ministers warn Taiwan tensions could spark 'open conflict'

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai at the Asean-China Ministerial Meeting during the 55th Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Phnom Penh on Thursday. (AFP photo)

PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian foreign ministers urged restraint on Thursday as China readied massive military drills off Taiwan, warning the situation risked spiralling into "open conflicts".

A furious Beijing is planning its biggest-ever exercises around Taiwan in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island.

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