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ASEAN Summit Kicks Off Amid Regional Strife

  • #Indonesia
  • #Brunei
  • #China
  • #Vietnam
  • #Politics
  • #Taiwan
  • #Philippines
  • #Malaysia
  • #Thailand
  • #South Korea
  • #Japan
  • #Myanmar
  • #United States of America
ASEAN Summit Kicks Off Amid Regional Strife
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SEP 2023
Image copyright: Wikimedia Commons
story last updated FEB 2024

The Spin

Narrative A

Joe Biden’s absence from the ASEAN summit came down to priorities, and the US president decided that attending the G20 meeting in India was more important than addressing the ASEAN leaders. Moreover, the US is still sending Vice President Harris to the meetings, which is hardly a snub of the bloc. Ultimately, it's hard to be in two places at once and Biden had to choose which foreign summit to attend.

South China Morning Post

Narrative B

Skipping the ASEAN gathering in Jakarta is a shortsighted mistake that contradicts the Biden administration's alleged willingness to build a stronger relationship with Asia as a whole to counter China. It's certain that some countries are more important to the US than others, but snubbing Indonesia, a vibrant democracy and a major regional power, suggests that the US wants simply a marriage of convenience.

Washington Post

Pro-China narrative

Biden’s absence from the ASEAN summit is far more calculated and nefarious than it seems on the surface. His administration is solely concerned about the region when it comes to its geopolitical tensions with China as it looks to turn ASEAN countries against Asia’s largest economy. The fact is, ASEAN countries haven’t bent their knee to the US, so Biden is sending a message by skipping their summit.

Global Times

Metaculus Prediction


Establishment split

CRITICAL

PRO

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