S1E90: In Asias summit month, Biden will attend G-20 and Asean meets: Asian Insider

Published: Oct. 27, 2022, 4 p.m.

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Synopsis: Every fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times\' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents Asian views of the United States.

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In this episode on regional summitry, Nirmal Ghosh hosts Professor Simon Tay, chair of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and non-resident Singapore Ambassador to Greece; and Thitinan Pongsuthirak, director of the Institute of Security and International Studies at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok.\\xa0(Headline amended to reflect Oct 28 White House statement that President Biden will attend Asean summits in Cambodia).

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Highlights (click/tap above):

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5:24 Asean had a good run in the 1990s, even 2000s, but now we see China and the US locked in conflict and picking Asean apart.\\xa0

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8:25 Avoiding the Cold War mentality of a great schism is the key\\xa0

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11:14 There is a sense of foreboding on the direction of the US-China relationship, but the commentariat in the west is not always helpful

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17:13 The Americans have also been active, choosing partners to bandwagon against China

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18:50 Over the past decade divisive issues within Asean have grown - including over Myanmar and the Mekong

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Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim and Fa\\u2019izah Sani

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Edited by: Hadyu Rahim and Fa\\u2019izah Sani

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