Treaty a move to balance China's rise?
China Daily | Updated: 2009-07-23 07:50
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Foreign ministers join hands on stage as they pose for a group photo at the start of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Three Foreign Ministers Meeting in Phuket yesterday. Pictured from left to right are the Republic of Korea's Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya and Japan's Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone. Reuters |
The US' signing of the ASEAN Treaty on Amity and Cooperation is not only a symbolic underscoring of its commitment to Asia, but a move to balance China's influence in the region, analysts said.
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