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China Twists Arms at Asean Summit

Beijing ignores demands for South China Sea treaty

Nov 18, 2022
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By: B A Hamzah

With the international press largely concentrating on the G20 meeting in Bali at the start of this week, little notice has been taken of China once again stealing the show at the Asean Summit at Phnom Penh last week.

Beijing’s ability to influence regional events is significant as it dangles more economic goodies for the region. Besides ann…

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