Chaobing Qiu, Research Fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), explains that "The consensus on principles such as mutual trust, cooperation and mutual respect is highly valued by both sides, but is still not enough to resolve the specific differences concerning disputes in the South China Sea."

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