In Asias summit month, Biden will attend G-20 and Asean meets
Synopsis: Every fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents Asian views of the United States.
In this episode on regional summitry, Nirmal Ghosh hosts Professor Simon Tay, chair of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and non-resident Singapore Ambassador to Greece; and Thitinan Pongsuthirak, director of the Institute of Security and International Studies at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. Your browser does not support iframes, but you can use the following link: Link Highlights (click/tap above):
5:24 Asean had a good run in the 1990s, even 2000s, but now we see China and the US locked in conflict and picking Asean apart
8:25 Avoiding the Cold War mentality of a great schism is the key
11:14 There is a sense of foreboding on the direction of the US-China relationship, but the commentariat in the west is not always helpful
17:13 The Americans have also been active, choosing partners to bandwagon against China
18:50 Over the past decade divisive issues within Asean have grown – including over Myanmar and the Mekong
Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim and Faizah Sani
Edited by: Hadyu Rahim and Faizah Sani
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