TOKYO -- The recent chairman's statement by leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations contains curious language that hints at the region's entanglement in the foremost geopolitical conflict of this era.
Mix of democracies and autocracies caught between US and China
Members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy parade in front of ASEAN flags at a 2018 event. © Reuters
TOKYO -- The recent chairman's statement by leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations contains curious language that hints at the region's entanglement in the foremost geopolitical conflict of this era.