Asean wants US, China to cool tensions, which are hurting global economy: Vivian Balakrishnan


Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in discussion with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the Asean Foreign Ministers Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Aug 5, 2022. - Reuters

PHNOM PENH (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Asean countries want temperatures between the United States and China to come down, especially with military manoeuvres in the region bringing a real risk of accidents and miscalculations, said Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.

Both sides are not looking for conflict, but the situation now is dangerous for the region, he warned, underscoring how important it was for South-East Asia that the two superpowers get along.

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