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Highlights of the 21st ASEAN Summit

• BruneiDarussalamreceivedtheASEANchairmanshipfor2013afterahandoverceremony.Itsthemefor2013willbe“OurPeople,OurFutureTogether”

• ASEANHeadsofStateandGovernmentappointedHEMr.LeLuongMinh,candidatefromtheSocialistRepublicofVietnam,astheupcomingSecretary-GeneralofASEANbasedonalphabeticalrotationforfiveyearterm,January2013–December2018

• TheCouncilofPermanentRepresentativesrecommendedthatASEANSecretariatoperationbudgetshouldincreasetoUS$16.24millionfor2013,a3%increasefromlastyear

THE 21ST ASEAN SUMMIT

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ASEAN leaders at the 21st ASEAN-Summitand related summits

Thedayfollowingthe21stSummit,CambodiadeclaredASEAN’sagreementnotto“internationalise”theissue,aBeijing-sponsoredproposal.ThiswasmetwithoppositionbyseveralASEANnations,inparticularthePhilippinesandVietnam.PhilippinePresidentBenignoAquinosaid,“therewereseveralviewsexpressedyesterdayonASEANunitywhichwedidnotrealisewouldbetranslatedintoanASEANconsensus,fortherecord,thiswasnotourunderstanding.TheASEANrouteisnottheonlyrouteforus.Asasovereignstate,itisourrighttodefendournationalinterests.”

AustralianPrimeMinisterJuliaGillardsaid,“Webelieveitisineverybody’sinterestthatissuesintheSouthChinaSeaaremanagedinapeacefulwayinaccordancewithinternationallaw;that’sAustralia’sperspective,”shesaid.“WedobelievethatacodeofconductwouldassistwithmakingsurethatanyissuesintheSouthChinaSea,anyconductthere,couldbemanagedinaccordancewiththecode,thatis,thattherulesandmannerofresponseswouldbepredictableandknowable.”

AfterthefailuretoreleaseajointstatementduringtheASEANforeignministersmeetinginJuly,thiswasaresultwhichonceagainshowedthefailureofASEANgovernmentstoagreeoverhowtodealwithitsterritorialdisputeswithChinaovertheSouthChinaSea.China’soppositiontotheinternationalisationoftheissue,asexpressedinCambodia’sinitiatives,wasevident,aswasUSsupportforthepositionofthePhilippinesandVietnam.TheUSinvolveditselfinthisissueatanASEANmeetinginJuly2010whenHilaryClintoncalledforitsinternationalisation.

InDecember2012,thefourASEANclaimantstates,Vietnam,Philippines,Malaysia,andBruneiwillmeettodiscussthewayforward.

Development on the South China Sea Dispute

WHY IT MATTERS:

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ASEANanditssixdialoguepartners(Australia,China,India,SouthKorea,JapanandNewZealand)officiallylaunchednegotiationstoformamegafreetradeagreementcalledtheRegionalComprehensiveEconomicPartnership(RCEP).

Theterm“dialoguepartner”referstoamechanismwhichdefinesASEAN’sstrategyintheregionalarchitecture,linkingASEANwiththefastestgrowingregionsintheworld,andenablingcooperationinfinance,foodsecurity,educationandconnectivity.ASEAN’slessdevelopedcountriessuchasCambodia,Laos,MyanmarandVietnamhavebenefittedfromthisarrangement.

TheRCEPistheonlyASEAN-centricregionalFTAinnegotiation.Accordingtointernationaleconomists,morefreetradedealsareapositivedevelopmenttowardstheWTOgoalofglobalfreetrade.However,therearenuancedpoliticsfromotherinitiatives.Forexample,theUS-ledTPPexcludesChinawhileChinapreferstheEastAsiaFTAtobewithintheconfinesofASEAN+3.

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The Official launch of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

TheRCEPtradeareawillincludeASEANanditssixdialoguepartners,butalsohasanopenaccessionclausethatallowsanyASEANFTApartneroreconomicpartnertojoin.ThePartnershipagreementwasinitiallyproposedbyASEANattheASEANSummitin2011,whenitsleadersadoptedaframeworkwhichoutlinestheprinciplesforextendingcooperationandengagementwithASEAN’sdialoguepartners.Thiseconomicandtechnicalcooperationwillallowallpartiestomaximizetheopportunitiesmadeavailablebydeeperandbroadereconomicengagementsregardlessoftheirlevelofdevelopment.

Commencement of RCEP Negotiations

WHY IT MATTERS:

Adoption of the Human Rights Declaration TheSummitofficiallylaunchedtheASEANInstituteforPeaceandReconciliationandadoptedtheASEANHumanRightsDeclaration(AHRD).Thedocumentwasproducedin2011contained“seriousflaws”accordingtocritics,andhassincebeenrevisedattheinstructionoftheASEANMinistersMeetinginJuly2012.

TheAHRDoutlinestheprinciplesandobjectivesforthepromotionandprotectionofhumanrightsinASEAN.IndonesianForeignMinisterMartyNatalegawawanotedthatsincetheAHRDisadocumentthatmusthaveconsensussupportofallthetenASEANMemberStates,it“willneverpleaseallparties.”

Establishment of the ASEAN Regional Mine Action Centre in CambodiaThesummitapprovedtheestablishmentoftheASEANRegionalMineActionCentreinCambodia.Cambodia,whichhasasizeablepoolofdeminingexperts,hasbeentheprimemoverofthisideaandwantstohosttheCentre.PrimeMinisterHunSensaidthemoveistimelyandessential,asalmostallASEANcountrieshavetodealwiththemenaceoflandmines.

References: ISEAS,ASEANSecretariatNews,ASEANPlusThreeCommemorativeSummit,ASEANSecretariatNews,ASEANandPartnersLaunchFTA

TRANS-PACIFICPARTNERSHIP(TPP)

12 COUNTRIES:US, Australia, Vietnam,Peru, Chile, New Zealand, Singapore, Brunei,Malaysia, Mexico,Canada, ThailandUnder negotiation

EAST ASIAFREE TRADEAREA (EAFTA)

13 COUNTRIES:ASEAN+3

(Korea, Japan, China)

Under negotiation

COMPREHENSIVEECONOMICPARTNERSHIP IN EASTASIA (CEPEA)

16 COUNTRIES:ASEAN+6

(Korea, Japan, China,

India, New Zealand)

Under negotiation

16 COUNTRIES:ASEAN+6

(Korea, Japan, China,

India, New Zealand)

Under negotiation

10 COUNTRIES:ASEAN countries

Will come intoforce 31 Dec 2015

REGIONALCOMPREHENSIVEECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP (RCEP)

ASEANECONOMICCOMMUNITY

Source: Asian Development Bank Institute

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Neogiations began between New Zealand, Brunei, Chile & Singapore in 2005. Six more countries joined in 2008. Next round of negotiations will be held in New Zealand in late 2012

Launched in 2001 by ASEAN+3 leaders. China demonstrated stronger initiative & favoured limiting membership to ASEAN+3 countries

Proposed by Japan after the creation of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) in 2006. CEPEA and EAFTA are being pursued concurrently.

A 2011 ASEAN driven trade pact that builds on existing FTAs between ASEAN & dialogue partners. It has a clause that allows new partners.

In 2003, ASEAN leaders agreed to develop an Economic Community by 2015, by creating a single market & production base, a competitive region, an equitable economic development, and a region integrated into the global economy

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OnthesidelinesoftheEAS,ASEANandChinaheldits15thSummiton19November2012.Theleadersissuedajointstatementforthe10thAnniversaryoftheDeclarationofCodeofConduct(DoC)ontheSouthChinaSea.TheoriginalDoCwassignedin2002andisanon-bindingpact.

ThreeprotocolsweresignedbytheeconomicministersthatwouldamendframeworksthatensurefurtherimplementationoftheASEAN-ChinaFreeTradeArea(ACFTA).AnACFTAJointCommitteeformedandwouldoverseeandsuperviseACFTAimplementationand

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Chinese and ASEAN leaders at the 15th ASEAN-China Summit

relatedagreements.Otheractionsweretakentoprovidetradefacilitationfortheapplicationofgoodsthatweresubjecttotechnicalbarrierstotradeandsanitaryandphytosanitarymeasures.

References: ASEANSecretariatNews

Official release:ASEAN-Chinajointstatementon10thAnniversaryofDOCinSouthChinaSea

15th ASEAN-China Summit

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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to Thailand

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21November2012

ThePremierofChina,WenJiabao,travelledtoBangkokfollowingtheconclusionoftheEAS.HereceivedanaudiencewiththeKingandheldbilateraldiscussionswithPrimeMinisterYingluckShinawatra.

PremierWenalsoconveyedBeijing’sinterestinbiddingwithothermultinationalstohelpconstructThailand’shigh-speedrailprojects,namelytheBangkok-NongKhairailway.TherailwayisexpectedtobecometransnationalafteritislinkedupwithaLaotian-builtline.TheUS$7billionLaotianhigh-speedrailwillbeginconstructioninJanuaryandwouldalsoconnectVientianetotheChineseborderby2018.

Fourmemorandumsofunderstandingweresignedonricetrade,Chineseeducation,ICTcooperation,andcriminalextradition.China’sriceimportingneedsaremounting,whileThailand’sgovernmentricepledgingschemehasitstockpilingover12milliontonnes,asurplusamountofrice.Thericedealcouldaddresstheagricultureissuesinbothcountries.

ThePremier’svisittoThailandreceivedconsiderablylesscoveragethanthatoftheUSPresident,butcomeswithmoreinitiativesforChinaandThailand.

ThailandiscurrentlythecountrycoordinatorofASEAN-Chinarelations,fromJuly2012toJuly2015.TheCabinet,duringitsmeetingon12November2012,approvedThailand’scontributiontofinancialsupportfortheoperationoftheASEAN-ChinaCentre.

Mr Wen has given us the honour of making Thailand the last country he will visit in his premiership

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TheChinesepremieralsohadanaudiencewithHMKingBhumibolAdulyadejandwasgrantedthesamerespectandhonoursasPresidentObama.Drivenbythemomentumoftradeandinvestment,ThailandisleaningincreasinglytowardsChinaatthesametimethatAmericaissignallingitsrenewedcommitmenttoSoutheastAsiaandstrengtheningtheUS-Thaimilitaryalliance.ThailandfacesabalancingactasakeySoutheastAsianstateintherenewedsuperpowerrivalryoverSoutheastAsia.Thaiforeignpolicyhas,ofcourse,shownitsmasteryofsuchbalancingoverthecourseofthelasttwocenturies.

References: Reuters,ChinaDaily

WHY IT MATTERS:

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Bangkok Post

President Barack Obama meets with HM the King Bhumibol Adulyadej

PresidentObamaandPrimeMinisterYingluckheldprivatediscussionsbeforeissuingajointpressstatementandtakingquestions.ThestatementreflectedonthehistoricalandenduringtiesbetweentheUnitedStatesandThailand.The President acknowledged Thailand’s important role in the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015 and welcomed Thailand’s interest in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

ThailandisstillassessingthevalueofjoiningtheTPP,atradepactthatincludestheUS,Australia,NewZealand,Chile,Peru,Vietnam,Singapore,MalaysiaandBrunei,CanadaandMexico.

Why it Matters: ThevisittoThailandwasnotmerelyastopover.StrengtheningThai-USrelationshiphassignificantvaluetotheUS.Therehasbeena“driftinthealliance”andthePresident’svisitservestofixthisproblemasThailand’srelationshipwithChinagrows.TheUSisalsotryingtoenlistThailandasthenextpartnerintheTPP,whichisstillbeingconsideredbytheYingluckadministration.

ThePresident’svisitalsohasdomesticimplications.TelevisedfootageofthePresidentandtheKingrepresentedpowersymbolismanda“publicrelationstriumphofroyalpersistence”writesAndrewWalker,DeputyDeanoftheAustralianNationalUniversityCollegeofAsiaandthePacific.“Obama’smeetingwiththePrimeMinisterdrawsattentiontothestabilityofYingluck’sgovernmentandaddstoherdomesticandinternationallegitimacy.ItalsohighlightsthechallengefacingThailand’smonarchyasitstrugglestocometogripswiththeelectoralpopularityoftheShinawatras.”

Official releases:2012JointVisionsStatementfortheUS-ThaiallianceJointPressStatementbetweenPresidentBarackObama andPrimeMinisterYingluckShinawatraPresidentObama&PrimeMinisterShinawatraJointPressConference[Video]

References: AustralianNationalUniversity,HeritageFoundation,Defense.gov

DISCUSSION WITH PRIME MINISTER YINGLUCK

Prime Minister Yingluck and President Obama reviewing honor guard in Bangkok.

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PhotographtakenfromtheofficialflickrstreamofYingluckShinawatra.Usedunderthecreativecommonslicense

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PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ASEAN TRIP

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PresidentBarackObamavisitedThailandonthefirsttripabroadofhissecondterm.ThedecisiontomakeanASEANtriphasbeeninthecalculusoftheStateDepartmentandWhiteHousebeforetheelections.ThailandwaschosenasthefirstdestinationforitsstatusasaUStreatyally.DirectorofAsianStudiesattheWashington-basedHeritageFoundation,WalterLohman,writesthatthevisittoThailandismoststrategicallyimportantrelationshipfortheUnitedStatesinAsia.ThetieswithMyanmararestillcomplicated,whileseniorofficialsintheWhiteHousesaidthatthePresidentwouldnothavevisitedCambodiawereitnothostingtheEastAsiaSummit.

WashingtonhasstronginterestinsustainingrelationswithThailandandforgingclosertiesbeforeBangkokalignsclosertoBeijing.Tothisend,aheadofthePresident’strip,DefenceSecretaryLeonPanettawasinThailandandsignedthe2012JointVisionStatementfortheThai-USDefenceAlliancewithThaiDefenceMinisterSukampolSuwannathat

AfterPresidentObamaarrivedinThailand,hetraveledtoSirajHospitalwherehehadanaudiencewithHMKingBhumibolAdulyadej.

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Thefollowingday,PresidentBarackObamaarrivedinMyanmaronthemorningof19Novemberforasixhourvisit.HisscheduleincludedmeetingswithMyanmarPresidentTheinSein,MemberofParliamentandoppositionleaderAungSanSuuKyi,avisittotheUSEmbassyinMyanmar,andaspeechattheUniversityofYangon.

AfterameetingbetweenthetwopresidentsintheParliamentBuildinginYangon,PresidentObamaandPresidentTheinSeinheldajointpressbriefing.TheUSandMyanmarwouldcooperateonissuessuchascapacitybuildingofMyanmarofficials,educationandpublichealth.ObamaexpressedhisconfidenceintheprocessofreformthatTheinSeinhasled,addingthatallthestepstakencouldunleashtheenormouspotentialofthecountry.Hementionedthatthesearehoweveronlythefirststepsonalongjourney,addingthattheUSiscommittedtohelppromotingprogressthatwillbegoodnotonlyforthecountrybutfortheregionandtheinternationalcommunity.LastlyObamathankedMyanmarforitscooperationinnon-proliferationissued,afterMyanmaragreedtosigntheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency’sadditionalprotocol,grantingtheUNnuclearagencyrightstoinspectsuspectednuclearsitesinthecountry.

Obamareferredtothecountryas“Myanmar”inhismeetingwiththeMyanmarPresident,asadiplomaticcourtesy,buttheUSofficiallyreferstothecountrybyitsformername,Burma.

FulltextofremarksmadebyPresidentObamaandPresidentTheinSeinaftertheirmeetingisavailablehere.

MEETING WITH PRESIDENT THEIN SEIN

President Barack Obama and Presi-dent Thein Sein of Myanmar in a bilateral meeting at the Parliament Building in Yangon PhotographtakenfromtheofficialflickrstreamoftheUSStateDepartment.USGovernmentworkslicence

MEETING WITH AUNG SAN SUU KYI

PresidentObamahadanhalfanhourmeetingwithAungSanSuuKyiatherhomeinYangon,afterwhichthetwogaveashortpressbriefing.

AungSanSuuKyiexpressedhergratitudeforUS’ssupportofthedemocracymovementinthecountryandconfidenceofUScontinuedsupportthroughthedifficultyearsahead.Shewarnedofcomplacencywiththereformprocess,sayingthat“themostdifficulttimeinanytransitioniswhenwethinkthatsuccessisinsight”.SheexpressedherintentionofkeepingintouchwiththeUSgovernmentandofthemaligningwithoneanotheronthemostimportantmatters.

PresidentObamasaidhewashonouredtohavebeenthefirstUSPresidenttowelcomeAungSanSuuKyitotheWhitehouseandthefirsttovisitMyanmar.HeexpressedUSgoalsofsustainingthemomentumfordemocratisation,includingthebuildingofcrediblegovernmentinstitutions,theestablishmentofruleoflaw,endingethnicconflicts,andensuringpeople’saccesstoeducation,healthcareandeconomicopportunities.OnafinalnotehelaudedAungSanSuuKyiforhercontinuedeffortstowardsdemocracy,whichhesaidhasbeenaninspirationtopeoplearoundtheworldandtothepresidentpersonally.

FulltextofremarksmadebyPresidentObamaandAungSanSuukyiaftertheirmeetingisavailablehere.

President Obama greets Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at her residencePhotographfromtheflickrstreamoftheUSStateDepartment.UsedundertheUSGovernmentworkslicence

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MYANMAR19 NOVEMBER 2012

BarackObamagaveaspeechattheYangonUniversityforadiversecrowdofaround1,500people,includingstudents,officialsandformergenerals.TherewerenoVIPlinesandallparticipants,includingmembersofparliamentandformergeneralshadtowalkthroughthesamesecuritygate.

Obamadrewapplausetwiceduringthe30-minutespeech,firstwhenhesaidreformwillnotsucceedwithoutnationalreconciliationandagainwhenhestressedtherolecitizensmustplayinademocracy.ObamaremindedtheaudienceofFranklinD.Roosevelt’sdefinitionoffourfundamentalfreedoms:freedomofspeech,freedomofworship,freedomfromwantandfreedomfromfear.DrawingonthesefreedomsObamadescribedthevisionheseesforMyanmarincludingminorityrights,freespeechandcivilianrule.

Obamaannouncedthere-establishmentofUSAIDmissioninMyanmar,andexpressedUSdesireofhelpingMyanmarimprovingitscapacitytofeeditspeople,careforthesickandeducateitschildren.

Obamastressedthatforthesakeofthecountry’sfuture,theviolenceinRakhinestatemuststop.“Fortoolong,thepeopleofthisstate,includingethnicRakhine,havefacedcrushingpovertyandpersecution.Butthereisnoexcuseforviolenceagainstinnocentpeople”hesaid.

President Obama said that he has embraced ASEAN because ASEAN nations are on the move; they are growing nations and emerging democracies with cooperating governments. “This is what the 21st century should look like if we have the courage to put aside our differences and move forward with a sense of mutual interest and mutual respect.”

ObamausedtheopportunitytoencourageNorth-Koreatoletgooftheirnuclearweaponsandchoosethepathofpeaceandprogress.HealsosaidthattheUSwelcomesthepeacefulriseofChinaandIndia.

OnafinalnoteObamaspoketothecitizensofMyanmar,encouragingthemtotakeactivepartonthecountry’spathtodemocracyandtoseizefreedom.HesaidhebelievedthatsomethingirreversibleishappeninginMyanmar,somethingthatcanliftupthenationandsetagreatexamplefortheworld.AndhepromisedtheUnitedStateswouldbeMyanmar’spartneronthelongjourney.

TheFulltextofObama’sspeechisavailablehere.Videoofspeechavailablehere.

Official releases:RemarksbyPresidentObamaandPresidentTheinSeinofMyanmarAfterBilateralMeetingRemarksbyPresidentObamaandDawAungSanSuuKyiRemarksbyPresidentObamaattheUniversityofYangon

Why it MattersObamaisthefirstsittingpresidenttovisitMyanmarandhisvisitisseenasacknowledgementofthesuccessofthereformistgovernment,whichhasnowruledforayearandahalf.PressuredbytheUS,theMyanmargovernmentannouncedtwoimportantdecisionspriortoObama’svisit.FirstthegovernmentassuredtheUNthatitwouldaddressthehumanrightsconcernsoftheRohingya,includingconsideringcitizenshipfortheminoritygroup.Secondly,MyanmaragreedtohaveallitsnuclearestablishmentsinspectedbytheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency.

ObamawasthefirstforeignleadertomeettheMyanmarPresidentinYangon,andnottheadministrativecapitalNaypyidawbuiltbythepreviousmilitaryjunta.Obama’sspeechatYangonUniversity,aplacewitharichoppositionhistory,wasaimedtoinspiretheMyanmarpublictoembracetheirnewfoundfreedom.ThefactthatthegovernmentagreedtotheplaceofthebilateralmeetingandObama’sspeechisinitselfsignofreform.

AlthoughthePresident’sspeechdrewontheprinciplesofdemocracyandcivilduties,AmericanengagementwithMyanmarislessaboutdemocracy,andmoreaboutmanagingChina,andpavingthewayforAmericancompaniestoenterMyanmar.

Whileanalysesdifferontheimpactofthepresidentialvisit,itisfirstly,aconfidencebuildingmeasurefortherelationship.ItopensdoorsforUSbusinessesandalsoservestofosterstabilityanddemocracyinthecountry.

YANGON UNIVERSITY SPEECH

President Obama Delivers a Speech at the University of YangonPhotographtakenfromtheofficialflickrstreamoftheUSStateDepartment.USGovernmentworkslicence

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TheleadersacknowledgedtheimportanceofacodeofconductintheSouthChinaSea,butnofurthermentionofthedisputedterritorieswasdiscussed.

TheyexpandedeconomictiesaftertheASEAN-USTradeandInvestmentFrameworkAgreement(TIFA)2013wassigned.TIFAsareexploratorystudiesandinsomecasesprecursorstoanFTA.

TheUS-ASEANExpandedEconomicEngagement(E3)Initiativewasalsolaunchedatthismeeting.TheE3InitiativeisdesignedtoexpandtradebetweentheUSandASEANbyidentifyingspecificcooperativeactivitiestofacilitatetradeandinvestmentandcreatemoreawarenessoftheopportunitiesbetweenthepartners.TheE3InitiativealsoseekstobuildfoundationsforASEANcountriestojointheTrans-PacificPartnership(TPP).

SpecificmeasuresintheE3Initiativeincludesimplifiedcustomspractices,jointdevelopmentofICTprinciplesandtradeinformationexchanges,cooperationinaddressinginvestmentpolicies,non-discrimination,investorprotection,andtransparency.TheInitiativealsoemphasisesenhancingcapacitiesofsmallandmediumenterprises(SMEs).

Official release: JointStatementfromtheUS-ASEANLeaders’Meeting

References: ExpandedEconomicEngagementInitiative

Why it Matters:ThistripwasseenasasuccessfortheAmericanpolicycommunity.However,Americanstayingpowerrestsuponsomecrucialissues.Firstly,Congressmustresolvetheissueofthefiscalcliffandreconcilebeforeautomaticspendingcutsthatwouldreducethebudgetby10%byJanuary2013areactivated.Secondly,itisunclearwhowillreplaceSecretaryClinton,DefenceSecretaryPanetta,andAssistantSecretaryKurtCampbell,strongsupportersofAmericanpolicyinAsia.

US-ASEAN LEADERS’ MEETING

Leaders of ASEAN countries and the United States pose for a photo PhototakenfromtheofficialflickrstreamofYingluckShinawatra

CAMBODIA 19 - 21 NOVEMBER 2012

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