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In mid-May, the United States hosted eight of the ten Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states (leaders did not invite
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Analysis by Nectar Gan, CNN
The recent Washington summit marks a renewed U.S. commitment to ASEAN after four years of neglect under former President Trump. But experts caution that keeping up the momentum — and effectively engaging ASEAN in U.S. efforts to counter China’s regional influence — remains an uphill challenge.