‘Doomed to fail’: Chinese media dismisses the US’s ASEAN diplomacy, Politics News ThinkChina


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The last weeks of May witnessed important milestones in America’s Asia policy. US President Joe Biden hosted the ASEAN-US Special Summit on 12-13 May 2022 and a week later, made his first presidential trip to Asia where he announced the launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). Among IPEF’s 14 inaugural members, seven hail from ASEAN — Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. As Southeast Asia becomes a key arena of US-Sino strategic competition, how is Beijing reacting to Washington’s latest charm offensives toward the region? In their coverage of Washington’s overtures, the overall tone of China’s...