Biden Pledges U.S. Will Work With Southeast Asian Nations
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Biden said the nations are at the heart of the U.S.' Indo-Pacific strategy and promised to collaborate to build a region that is resilient and secure.
President Joe Biden promised Saturday that the United States would work with a strategically vital coalition of southeast Asian nations, telling leaders that “we're going to build a better future that we all want to see” in the region where U.S. rival China is also working to expand its influence.
Citing the three Association of Southeast Asian Nations summits he's participated in as president, President Biden said the 10-country bloc is “at the heart of my administration's Indo-Pacific strategy” and promised to collaborate to build a region that is “free and open, stable and prosperous, resilient and secure.”
“I look forward to continuing our work together with ASEAN and with each one of you to deepen peace and prosperity throughout the region to resolve challenges from the South China Sea to Myanmar and to find innovative solutions to shared challenges," President Biden said, citing climate and health security among areas of collaboration.
