Chinese Premier Li Qiang is set to make his international debut in Jakarta at the Southeast Asia forum that will include Vice President Kamala Harris while the region considers how to navigate an increasingly complicated geopolitical landscape.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo opened the Association of Southeast Asian Nation’s summit on Tuesday saying the region must not become a proxy for any power as the US and China compete for influence.
Li and Harris will be attending the summit along with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The US is seeking to reshape engagement with its regional allies into a security network that China says is meant to counter its rise. “This is a period of great geopolitical and economic uncertainty,” Lee said. “How Asean responds to today’s challenges will determine whether Asean centrality can hold in the years ahead.”Harris arrived Tuesday evening in Jakarta and will meet with Southeast Asian leaders later on Wednesday. Li, meanwhile, is expected to sit down with heads of Asean this morning.
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