ASEAN flexes ‘convening power’ on South China Sea and other issues

Bloc's stature as global player grows despite persistent internal weaknesses Philippine Foreign Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro — the current ASEAN chair and host of the bloc's foreign ministers meetings this week in Manila — poses with some of her European counterparts after a session on July 24. © Reuters MANILA — When ASEAN's foreign ministers met with counterparts from around the world in Manila this week, a swath of geopolitical flashpoints dominated the agenda.

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