Beijing and Washington have ramped up engagement in Southeast Asia as they vie for influence in the region. Photo: AP Beijing and Washington have ramped up engagement in Southeast Asia as they vie for influence in the region. Photo: AP
Beijing and Washington have ramped up engagement in Southeast Asia as they vie for influence in the region. Photo: AP
China /  Diplomacy

Chinese, US officials cross swords over activities in Southeast Asia

  • China’s ambassador to Singapore Hong Xiaoyong accuses American defence chief Mark Esper of ‘fuelling tension’
  • Esper had called for closer security relationships in the region ‘amid challenges posed by Covid-19 and the Communist Party’

Topic |   US-China relations
Laura Zhou
Laura Zhou in Beijing

Updated: 4:11am, 25 Jun, 2020

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Beijing and Washington have ramped up engagement in Southeast Asia as they vie for influence in the region. Photo: AP Beijing and Washington have ramped up engagement in Southeast Asia as they vie for influence in the region. Photo: AP
Beijing and Washington have ramped up engagement in Southeast Asia as they vie for influence in the region. Photo: AP
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