US Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks with Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (right) during their meeting at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, Dec 13, 2021. - AFP
Jakarta, Dec 13, 2021 (AFP): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday began a South-East Asia tour in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, where he will outline Washington's policy on the Indo-Pacific, a key US-China battleground.
Arriving from Britain after a G7 foreign ministers' meeting dominated by tensions with Russia, Blinken will highlight what his administration says is the importance of South-East Asia in US foreign policy.
