TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will enlist leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as partners in shaping a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific at a summit next week in Indonesia, using an approach designed to avoid direct criticism of China, Nikkei has learned.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (center) poses for a family photo with his ASEAN counterparts at a meeting in Jakarta on July 13, 2023. © Reuters
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