ASEAN Summit in Philippines Faces Complex Challenges
The Philippines hosts an ASEAN summit amid complex global and regional challenges, including the Iran war, US-China rivalry, the Myanmar crisis, and South China Sea disputes, testing the bloc's ability to maintain centrality.
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