Pompeo eyes Indo-Pacific vision in ASEAN
2018-08-04 09:48:41 source:Global Times
August 3, 2018
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will flesh out more details of the White House's Indo-Pacific strategy during his five-day visit to Southeast Asia, but it is unlikely to receive a warm welcome from the regional countries, Chinese analysts say.
Pompeo arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday evening en route to ASEAN regional meetings in Singapore. He met with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday.
Neither Pompeo nor Mahathir made any public remarks as they shook hands at Mahathir's office, where Pompeo's aides said he intended to congratulate the prime minister on his coalition's victory, the Washington Post reported.
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