US-ASEAN Business Council

President Joe Biden participates in the US-ASEAN Special Summit to commemorate 45 years of US-ASEAN relations at the State Department in Washington, Friday, May 13, 2022.

US ‘walks fine line’ at Southeast Asia summit to strengthen ties

May 16, 2022Foreign policy

US President Joseph Biden pointed to a host of global challenges that make the ASEAN-US partnership “critical” at this time. But some experts who focus on Southeast Asia say the administration came up short at the summit.

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