In effort to engage Asean members, US hosts new fellowship training programme


The first cohort of a new annual US fellowship for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has arrived in Washington to a warm welcome – and a growing debate about how Southeast Asia will balance its relationships with China and the US.

The US–Asean Institute for Rising Leaders Fellowship, announced at a special US-Asean Summit in Washington last year, features 31 mid-career professionals, largely government officials, from all 10 Asean member states.

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