ASEAN leaders kick off summit with Myanmar as urgent priority

Superpowers U.S., China to compete for influence at flurry of regional meetings

TSUBASA SURUGA and CLIFF VENZON, Nikkei staff writers

November 11, 2022 05:00 JST

Updated on November 11, 2022 10:56 JST

PHNOM PENH -- Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations opened their annual summit on Friday morning, as the 10-nation bloc faces a multitude of issues, including the stalemate in military-ruled member Myanmar and the heightened rivalry between the U.S. and China.