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
