Biden departs for Cambodia

The World

US President Joe Biden is meeting with leaders from Southeast Asia at the ASEAN summit in Cambodia. The meeting comes at a time when there are stark divisions between major world powers over climate talks, global inflation and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Leila Goldstein looks at what’s at stake for Cambodia as it juggles the interests of all participating countries, as well as Chinese and US influence.

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