Myanmar Junta, Chinese Violations in South China Sea to Dominate ASEAN Summit

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Southeast Asian leaders will gather Tuesday in Indonesia for talks set to be dominated by the crisis in Myanmar and China’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit will be followed by talks with Beijing, Washington and other powers where US Vice President Kamala Harris will seek to push back on China’s assertiveness in the contested waterway in place of President Joe Biden. The 10-nation bloc has long been decried as a toothless talking shop and divided members are struggling to find a united voice on the Myanmar crisis since a 2021...