The United States and Indonesia have called for urgent follow up action on the agreement by China and the ASEAN countries on principles for a peaceful resolution of territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Indonesian Foreign Minister Marti Natalegawa discussed the issue in a bilateral meeting in Bali. Ms. Clinton and her Indonesian counterpart are hailing the ASEAN-China agreement but say it is only an initial step that must be followed by specific terms to end the destabilizing rivalry in the South China Sea. The two top diplomats held talks as part of a bilateral U.S.-Indonesian joint commission that followed the ASEAN Regional Forum in Bali. At a joint press event, Ms. Clinton said, ASEAN and China should move quickly, even urgently, on an actual code of conduct to avoid conflict in the vital maritime trade lanes through the South China Sea. China lays claim to virtually the entire region while there are competing claims to various parts of the South China Sea by the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam and Taiwan.