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US envoy accuses China of insincerity toward Southeast Asia

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

This image taken from video provided by VTV shows U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaking during an online meeting with ASEAN foreign ministers on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. During the meeting, Pompeo slashed out on China saying Beijing does not respect fundamental democratic values and urged ASEAN nations to act against China's dominance. (VTV via AP)

US to ASEAN: Reconsider deals with blacklisted China firms

By HAU DINH and YVES DAM VAN - Associated Press

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 36th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam Friday, June 26, 2020. Leaders from the Southeast Asian ten-nation bloc hold the bi-annual summit via online video conference to discuss regional issues. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

ASEAN tackles emergency virus fund, sea feud in video summit

By HAU DINH and YVES VAN DAM - Associated Press

From left, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha ,Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith pose for a group photo during the opening ceremony of the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Nonthaburi, Thailand Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Trump absent, ASEAN charts path for trade bloc led by China

By JIM GOMEZ and GRANT PECK - Associated Press

Philippines: China wanted to restrict foreign forces at sea

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

Thai trade minister says progress made in free trade pact

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Asia-Pacific ministers push dialogue to end region’s spats

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai, get ready for ASEAN-U.S. meeting on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

US decries Chinese dams, disruption of Mekong River

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Top diplomats gather in Bangkok for key Asia-Pacific talks

By GRANT PECK - Associated Press

From left, Malaysia Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah, Myanmar Minister of State for Foreign Affaires Kyaw Tin, Philippines Foreign Affaires Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai, Vietnam Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, Brunei Second Minister of Foreign affaires and Trade Erywan Yusof, and Cambodia Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn clap after posing for a group photo during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, June 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

US-China trade war, sea row in ASEAN summit spotlight

By JIM GOMEZ and KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA - Associated Press

ASEAN ministers rock no boats in Myanmar, South China Sea

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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang smiles as he glances at ASEAN leaders after delivering his statement at the ASEAN Plus China Summit in the ongoing 33rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 in Singapore. China's premier sought Tuesday to reassure its neighbors that Beijing will push ahead with reforms needed to support growth across the region and also keep the peace in contested waters in the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

The Latest: Southeast Asian-centered trade pact delayed

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence listens to Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, not seen, in Singapore, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. Pence is Singapore to attend the 33rd ASEAN summit. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, Pool)

U.S., China rivalry challenging entwined Asia-Pacific region

By Annabelle Liang and Elaine Kurtenbach - Associated Press

ASEAN Leaders pose for a group photo during the opening ceremony for the 33rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in Singapore. From left; Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia, Myanmar Leader Aung San Suu Kyi, President Rodrigo Duterte of The Philippines, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc of Vietnam, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha of Thailand, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia, President Joko Widodo of Indonesia and Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith of Laos. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

The Latest: Southeast Asian meet starts with call for unity

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Commuters look out of a window of a bus with a bank advertise during the morning rush hour in Beijing, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. The potential damage to global trade brought on by President Donald Trump's tariffs battle with Beijing is looming as leaders of Southeast Asian nations, China, the U.S. and other regional economies meet in Singapore this week. The advertisement reads &quot;A warm-hearted bank.&quot; (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China’s premier reassures region on growth, South China Sea

By ANNABELLE LIANG - Associated Press

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong addresses delegates during the opening ceremony for the 33rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in Singapore. The summit is expected to discuss the South China Sea issue, maritime security and terrorism. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

At Southeast Asian summit, pushback against going it alone

By ANNABELLE LIANG and ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, speaks with Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov during the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers Meeting on the sidelines of the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Singapore, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)

Mike Pompeo warns Russia, China not to violate North Korea sanctions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Delegates attend the Counter Terrorism Conference at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, special summit, in Sydney, Saturday, March 17, 2018. Australia is hosting leaders from the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations during the 3-day special summit.(AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, Pool)

Southeast Asian leaders to sign security agreement in Sydney

By TREVOR MARSHALLSEA - Associated Press

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, is escorted by Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua, left, upon arrival to take part in the 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and its Dialogue Partners, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, in suburban Pasay city south Manila, Philippines. Alarm over North Korea's missile tests, a tentative step to temper South China Sea disputes, and unease over a disastrous siege by pro-Islamic State group militants, will grab the spotlight at the annual meetings of Southeast Asia's top diplomats and their Asian and Western counterparts. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

The Latest: Disagreements in ASEAN delay joint statement

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A North Korean flag flies with other flags of the ASEAN countries and its dialogue partners outside the Philippine International Convention Center, the venue for the Aug. 2-8, 2017 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, as a passenger plane flies above Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017 in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

US moves to have North Korea suspended from Asia forum

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press