Xi says China will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday said his country will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia or bully its smaller neighbors, amid ongoing friction over the South China Sea.

Xi made the remarks during a virtual conference with the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, held to mark the 30th anniversary of relations between China and the grouping.

Two diplomats said ASEAN member Myanmar was not represented at Monday’s meeting after its military-installed government refused to allow an ASEAN envoy to meet with ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other arrested politicians. Military ruler Gen. Min Aung Hlaing was also barred from representing his country at the last ASEAN summit.

China has repeatedly sought to overcome concerns about its rising power and influence in the region, particularly its claim to virtually the entire South China Sea that overlaps the claims of ASEAN members Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei and the Philippines.



In this photo provided by the An Khoun Sam Aun/National Television of Cambodia, Cambodian Prime Minister, right, joins an online meeting of the ASEAN-China special summit at Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Despite regional frictions, Chinese leader Xi Jinping says his country will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia or bully its smaller neighbors. Xi made the remarks Monday during a virtual conference with the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, known as ASEAN, marking the 30th anniversary of relations between the sides. (An Khoun SamAun/National Television of Cambodia via AP)


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[Sherman A1]

1. And I believe him

Not at all…..

[Philosophizing Fool]

2. And

I completely agree with with your assessment.

[twodogsbarking]

3. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

And don't forget the cannoli.

[Ford_Prefect]

4. When you realize that China already assumes that dominance exists, and has invested billions to

ensure that is the case the transparent lie Xi made is all too obvious. All one need do is to observe their behavior towards Tibet and Nepal.

[hatrack]

5. . . . says the guy building all the dams he wants on the Mekong . . . .

No, no intention to dominate there!

[dalton99a]

6. In the 1984 treaty it signed, China pledged to respect Hong Kong's independence for 50 years

Yep.

[rpannier]

7. Cambodia and Laos, two subsidiaries of China may disagree

[turbinetree]

8. And he's got a man made military island that he's going to sell in the South China Sea

what utter BS.....

[Irish_Dem]

9. Xi Jinping is lying. China will exert control over the region.

Regional control is part of being a superpower, which is what China wants.

[American Interregnum]

10. Well, that settles THAT, then!

We can now disarm.

[oldsoftie]

11. And we keep sending them our money. Disney, Apple, NBA, etc.

Get our mfg OUT of China

[Calista241]

12. Said the scorpion to the frog. n/t

[Froggyproggy]

13. The only good from China may be when they go too far

And reignite some form of unity and bipartisanship that our country has been missing for the better part of 20 years.

[Javaman]

14. then he finished up his speech with a great offer on a bridge. nt

[dchill]

15. I call bologna.

[orangecrush]

16. ....

[sakabatou]

17. And I'm the fucking pope.

[LudwigPastorius]

18. Xi says China will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia

Riiiiight