Alexander L. Vuving is a professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, Hawaii. The views expressed in this article are his own.
The absence of U.S. President Joe Biden from this week's East Asia Summit and U.S.-ASEAN Summit in Jakarta does not mean that Washington has reduced its commitment to Southeast Asia.
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