Leaders pose for a group photo on July 14 at the Pacific Islands Forum summit in Fiji. Photo: AAP Image via AP
Leaders pose for a group photo on July 14 at the Pacific Islands Forum summit in Fiji. Photo: AAP Image via AP
Daljit Singh
Opinion

Opinion

Asian Angle by Daljit Singh

US-China relations: Asean needs to pay attention to great power rivalry in the Pacific

  • After the Quad, Aukus and other US moves, Beijing wrong-footed Washington and its allies by aiming for the Indo-Pacific Strategy’s soft underbelly
  • The US responded in kind, but the contest is not over – and its significance for the security of East and Southeast Asia cannot be overstated

Daljit Singh
Daljit Singh

Updated: 9:00am, 31 Jul, 2022

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Leaders pose for a group photo on July 14 at the Pacific Islands Forum summit in Fiji. Photo: AAP Image via AP
Leaders pose for a group photo on July 14 at the Pacific Islands Forum summit in Fiji. Photo: AAP Image via AP
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