Biden's attempts at uniting Japan and South Korea are ultimately destined to fail without the support of Southeast Asian nations who are crucial to combatting increasingly nefarious threats in the South China Sea.
and became a diplomatic tightrope for Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the new President of the Philippines, to walk. That undermined unity within ASEAN.Ultimately, amid escalating tensions in the South China Sea, ASEAN countries situated on the frontlines of China's coercive intimidation campaign must set aside minor disagreements that jeopardize essential partnerships.
But it also means countries like the U.S. putting their money where their mouths are and finally cementing economic trade deals and military alliances, which have been hanging in the balance for years. China is still ASEAN's
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