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Asean leaders throw weight behind China-drafted trade pact

Besides the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, other matters set to be discussed at the Asean summit in Bangkok, Thailand, include disputes in the flashpoint South China Sea and Myanmar's persecution of Rohingya Muslims. – EPA pic, June 22, 2019.

SOUTHEAST Asian leaders gathered in Bangkok today determined to drive forward the world’s largest commercial pact, with the trade war between the US and China clouding the outlook for their export-led economies. Disputes in the flashpoint South China Sea, Myanmar’s persecution of Rohingya Muslims and plastic pollution in the seas are also set to be discussed at the two-day Asean summit, chaired by Thailand.

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