WASHINGTON, May 7 ― US President Joe Biden should spend more time with Southeast Asian leaders during a summit in Washington next week if his administration is serious about elevating US ties with the region, where China holds significant sway, a senior Cambodian official told Reuters yesterday....
WASHINGTON, May 7 ― US President Joe Biden should spend more time with Southeast Asian leaders during a summit in Washington next week if his administration is serious about elevating US ties with the region, where China holds significant sway, a senior Cambodian official told Reuters yesterday.
Kao Kim Hourn told Reuters in an interview Asean leaders “should be treated with respect and equality” and given the chance to spend “useful time” with Biden. However, he had been told by the US ambassador to Cambodia, Patrick Murphy, that there was no scheduled bilateral meeting he was aware of as the summit would be long already and because Biden was “busy.”
It will be the first Asean leaders summit hosted in Washington, and a first White House visit for Hun Sen, who has ruled Cambodia since 1985 and has faced frequent US criticism for suppressing dissent and jailing opponents. Analysts and diplomats say Asean countries are keen to boost ties with the United States, but have been frustrated by its failure to detail plans for economic engagement after former President Donald Trump quit a regional trade pact.
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