

Asean’s top diplomats and their international counterparts on Saturday ended four days of gruelling virtual meetings, where US-China tensions and fears of the South China Sea dispute emerging as a proxy for their rivalry cast a huge shadow over the annual proceedings.Some 19 meetings – including Saturday’s Asean Regional Forum (ARF) – have been held in unprecedented fashion via videoconferencing since Wednesday due to the coronavirus pandemic.Along with the Association of Southeast Asian…

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