Manila - A key regional summit opens on Sunday in Manila, with Southeast Asian heads of state facing questions on trade, security and an ongoing energy crisis while playing host to a who’s who of global leaders.U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday near the summit’s conclusion, a visit expected to include a sideline meeting with fellow “Quad” countries India, Japan and Australia — the first of his second term.The meeting of the Quad — a grouping broadly aimed at counterbalancing China’s regional influence — would come days before a historic sit-down with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Shenzhen.
Global powers converge on Manila as ASEAN summit kicks off
Southeast Asian heads of state will face questions on trade, security and an ongoing energy crisis while playing host to global leaders.
In brief
Manila - A key regional summit opens on Sunday in Manila, with Southeast Asian heads of state facing questions on trade, security and an ongoing energy crisis while playing host to a who’s who of global leaders.U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday near the summit’s conclusion, a visit expected to include a sideline meeting with fellow “Quad” countries India, Japan and Australia — the first of his second term.The meeting of the Quad — a grouping broadly aimed at counterbalancing China’s regional influence — would come days before a historic sit-down with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Shenzhen.
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