VIENTIANE -- New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's vision for a NATO-style security framework in Asia is not finding a receptive audience in Southeast Asia, amid worries that it could deepen divisions within ASEAN over how to deal with China.
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Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other countries including Japan, China and South Korea met in the Laotian capital of Vientiane on Oct. 10. © AP
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