China warns Asean about 'external forces' interfering in Myanmar
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Last week, China's foreign affairs minister Wang Yi hosted a series of meetings with four Southeast Asian foreign ministers in Fujian, China individually, including Singapore's Vivian Balakrishnan on Mar. 31 (Wed). Dylan Loh, an assistant professor of public policy and global affairs at NTU told SCMP that he saw the visits by the Asean ministers as an important diplomatic signal, both domestically and externally. “China wants to show that it has the support, friendship and backing of many countries -- this is significant as China comes under increasing diplomatic pressure from the West,” he said.
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