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US-ASEAN Relations Grow as Tensions Rise in the South China Sea
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attended the biannual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from Oct. 6 to 11, 2024, to discuss US foreign policy.
Biden’s Quad Summit: The United States’ Subtle Strategy to Counter China’s Indo-Pacific Influence
In the final months of his presidency and his decades of public service, President Joe Biden gathered the leaders of Japan, Australia, and India for a Quad summit in Delaware on Sept. 20, 2024.
US Military Starts Bulk Buying Japanese Seafood Banned by China
On Oct. 30, US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanual announced in an interview with Reuters reporters that the US military had started bulk buying Japanese seafood products banned by China.