Blinken headed for South-East Asia - main agenda is to ensure better ties with Asia and eye on Myanmar


Antony Blinken, US secretary of state attending the the virtual Summit for Democracy in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, on Thursday ( Dec. 9, 2021). US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to South-East Asia next week on a tour designed to show the region's importance for the Americans. - Bloomberg

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (AFP): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to South-East Asia next week on a tour designed to show the region's importance for the US strategy of confronting China, and to further address the "worsening" crisis in military-ruled Myanmar.

Blinken will start off his round-the-world journey with a meeting with his G7 colleagues Friday through Sunday in Liverpool, England, his spokesman Ned Price said in a statement Wednesday.Ase

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