‘We don’t want ASEAN to become a proxy for other countries,’ said Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo as 10 SE Asian foreign ministers met in the capital Jakarta.
Running through the region are major fault lines of disputes between east and west.
The arrival of top diplomats from China, Russia and the U.S. underline the importance of the So is ASEAN at risk of being used by more powerful countries?
Presenter: Emily Angwin
Guests:
Ja Ian Chong, Associate Professor of Political Science, National University of Singapore.
Shirley Yu, Senior Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics.
Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow, Taihe Institute
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