Top diplomats meet for ASEAN summit in Thailand's capital to discuss Asian-Pacific regional issues
South East Asian leaders gather during the opening ceremony of the ASEAN leaders summit in Bangkok, Thailand on June 23, 2019.
The core ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting brings together the group's top diplomats, but they are likely to be overshadowed by the big power players attending the adjunct meetings, such as the ASEAN Regional Forum and the East Asia Foreign Ministers' Meeting. Reports say the US is also willing to hold a sidelines meeting with Japan and South Korea to discuss the bitter trade dispute between the two East Asian nations that threatens to disrupt Seoul's electronics industry by hindering its purchase of semiconductor components.
The dispute is long-running, but flared up again earlier this month when Vietnam accused China of violating its sovereignty by interfering with offshore oil and gas activities in disputed waters. Beijing also is disinclined to flout legal norms that might restrain its actions, say critics, citing as an example the Permanent Court of Arbitration's ruling on the South China Sea case brought by the Philippines.
The US has countered with its own vision strategy, dubbed a "Free and Open Indo-Pacific", which Beijing regards as directed against it.
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