Asean leaders seek unity at summit dominated by Myanmar crisis

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 05, 2023 12:43 pm

JAKARTA: Southeast Asian leaders met in Indonesia on Tuesday to seek a united voice on the years-long Myanmar crisis and tackle rifts over China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea.

Myanmar has been ravaged by deadly violence since a 2021 military coup deposed Aung San Suu Kyi's government and unleashed a bloody crackdown on dissent.

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