The repeat visits have positioned Harris as a key interlocutor for the Democratic administration, to bolster partnerships to counterbalance Chinese influence.
, which saw a military coup two years ago and has been disinvited from meetings. A peace plan reached with the country's top general did not lead to any progress.remain bogged down as well, and ASEAN faces internal disagreements over global competition between the United States and China. Some members, such as the Philippines and Vietnam, have sought closer ties with Washington, while Cambodia remains firmly in Beijing's orbit.
Unless ASEAN becomes more effective, Natalegawa said, "we may end up with less and less leaders turning up." "It's just impossible to look at the record that this administration has put forward and say that we are somehow walking away," Kirby said, noting that Biden already hosted the first Washington summit with ASEAN leaders last year.
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