US seeks Asean pushback on China

by Agence France-Presse - The Manila Times

Jul 09, 2023 12:31 am

WASHINGTON, D.C.: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will seek talks with Southeast Asian nations next week to push back on China, a top aide said Friday.

Blinken will travel to Jakarta for talks with foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), flying straight from Lithuania where he will join President Joe Biden at a NATO (National Alliance Treaty Organization) summit focused on Ukraine.

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