Where was ASEAN when the Coronavirus Appeared?
Looking for Waldo, apparently
The reputation of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) as little more than a talking shop has been further enhanced by its response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
It is not surprising that ministers cannot agree on such issues as China and the South China Sea given their varying national interest priorities. But one would have expected a group…
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