Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrive for a family photo before the ASEAN-China Summit in Jakarta on September 6, 2023. (Photo by WILLY KURNIAWAN and Mast IRHAM / POOL / AFP) JAKARTA, Indonesia — Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday asserted before Southeast Asian leaders that his country has upheld peace and tranquility in East Asia. Li made the remark even if tension is rising over the disputed South China Sea, especially as Beijing released its 2023 edition of a map – now called the 10-dash line – that includes Taiwan and most of the West Philippine Sea.

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