PM supports stronger ASEAN-US partnership to tackle emerging

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PM supports stronger ASEAN-US partnership to tackle emerging crises in the region and globally

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The Thai Prime Minister’s support for the Quad defence initiative between the United States, Japan, India and Australia, seen as a bulwark against China, as well as the AUKUS pact between the United States, United Kingdom and Australia is significant. It appears to indicate a shift in Thailand’s stance in that it acknowledges that the region does require such defensive pacts to maintain peace and stability. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/13/pm-prayut-supports-stronger-asean-us-partnership-biden-cambodia/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Phnom Penh.

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