US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to Southeast Asia next week after attending the Group of Seven meeting in Liverpool. Photo: AFP
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to Southeast Asia next week after attending the Group of Seven meeting in Liverpool. Photo: AFP

Top diplomat Antony Blinken to visit Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand as US seeks to boost engagement

  • Discussions will include the crisis in Myanmar, and ‘strengthening regional security infrastructure in response to PRC bullying in the South China Sea’
  • Washington’s latest diplomatic flurry in Southeast Asia comes as Beijing is also seeking closer ties in the region

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to Southeast Asia next week after attending the Group of Seven meeting in Liverpool. Photo: AFP
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to Southeast Asia next week after attending the Group of Seven meeting in Liverpool. Photo: AFP
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