A special summit is held today, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of dialogue relations between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China. During the summit, the parties agreed formally modernize their relationship to a “comprehensive strategic partnership.”
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The US withdrawal from Kabul has been compared to its humiliating retreat from Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War, however after forty-six years relations have improved so much so that the US Vice President, Kamala Harris has paid a visit to the communist nation on 25th of August 2021.
As recently attested by regional developments, ASEAN is still on a bumpy road along the US and China contestation. The current health crisis, such as COVID-19, also extrapolate the race between these big powers to acquire support from ASEAN for their respective agenda. This current plot has also triggered some arguments on “vaccine imperialism” rather than “vaccine diplomacy”.
Over 130M doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in region of Association of Southeast Asian Nations.