US eyes bigger role in Southeast Asia
By Zhou Wa | China Daily | Updated: 2012-07-14 08:18
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gives a speech during the second Friends of Lower Mekong Ministerial Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Friday. Photo by Heng Sinith / Associated Press |
While softening its stance toward Myanmar, Washington was expected to focus more on economic issues than security concerns as it engaged its nontraditional partners in the region during Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's tour of Laos and Vietnam this week.
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