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Summit signals: What the no-shows by Biden and Xi say of shifting Asian dynamics
Biden’s absence from the Asean gathering and Xi’s skipping of the G-20 summit are pointed messages that reflect changes in strategic calculations.
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US President Joe Biden – who skipped this year's Asean summit – will be attending the G-20 leaders' summit, which will miss Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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At last November’s Cambodia-hosted Asean Summit,
What then is one to make of his decision to skip this year’s Asean-led East Asia Summit (EAS) in Jakarta, held on the sidelines of the group’s annual meeting of leaders – even as he spends three days in India and two in Vietnam? What was the point of the US comprehensive strategic partnership with Asean
