His absence at the recently-concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit and the annual Asean+3 gathering is as bad for the US as it is for us in the region.
SOUTH-EAST Asians love President Obama, though I’m not sure he cares for us. We don’t get to see very much of him despite his heavily-promoted childhood in Jakarta or the “pivot” to Asia.
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