Biden to be first US president to join Asean summit in four yearsUS President Joe Biden speaks during a town hall about his infrastructure investment proposals at the Baltimore Center Stage Pearlstone Theater in Baltimore on Thursday. The US embassy in Brunei told Reuters that Biden will lead the US delegation for the Asean-United States summit, part of a series of Asean leaders' meetings this week. They expect Biden to focus on collaboration on Covid-19 vaccine distribution, climate change, supply chains and infrastructure. And, meanwhile, all of us have got economic relationships growing with China.’"The Asean meetings will take place without Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing, who overthrew a civilian government on Feb 1 - a rare exclusion for a grouping usually known for non-interference. Kagan called this a significant step but said more needed to be done to address the challenges Myanmar is facing.

Source: Bangkok Post October 26, 2021 00:47 UTC