US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he welcomes Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on July 31. Photo: AFP

Eye on Asia by Patrick Mendis and Itgelt Bat-ochir

Mongolia is seeking greener pastures with the US and India to balance China’s influence

Mongolia, with its large, resource-rich land mass and small population, is economically dependent on China. Will its courtship of India and the US pay off?

Patrick Mendis and Itgelt Bat-ochir

Published: 3:00pm, 17 Nov, 2019

Updated: 9:44pm, 17 Nov, 2019

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US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he welcomes Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on July 31. Photo: AFP

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