ASEAN faces its most complex regional security challenge since its formation, at a time when the United States and China are groping towards a new balance in their relationship, veteran Singapore diplomat Bilahari Kausikan said yesterday.
The 10-nation bloc should remain neutral amid overlapping American, Chinese and Japanese interests in the region, he told the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies’ (Iseas) Regional Outlook Forum.
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