The defense chiefs of rival powers China and the US will both attend next week’s expanded meeting of Southeast Asian security ministers in Cambodia, opening up the possibility the two will hold face-to-face discussions.
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Both officials plan to meet with participants on the margins of the main gathering of ministers from the 10-nation organization known as Asean. Their two countries are chief rivals for influence in the region, where China is seeking to smooth over disputes surrounding its determination to assert its claim to the South China Sea, including through the construction of artificial islands equipped with airstrips and other infrastructure.
It said he would also hold talks with civilian and military leaders of close Chinese ally Cambodia, with whom it is working on expanding a port facility that could give it a presence on the Gulf of Thailand. The US also has a security alliance with the Philippines and strong relations with other Asean members, with the exception of Myanmar, where the military has launched a brutal crackdown since taking power last year.
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