US President Joe Biden is expected to sign an $843 billion defense budget that includes an alignment with Myanmar’s National Unity Government. This move could put the US at odds with Myanmar’s current military regime and with Russia and China. Patrick Winn, The World’s Southeast Asia correspondent, joins host Marco Werman to discuss what this move could cost.
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