In an important corner of Asia, the US is looking for partners to converge against 'Beijing's aggressive actions'

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US officials stress that they are not asking countries to choose the US over China.

. In addition to visits, US officials, including President Joe Biden, have met virtually with Southeast Asian leaders and organizations.

"That's why there is so much concern, from Northeast Asia to Southeast Asia and from the Mekong River to the Pacific Islands, about Beijing's aggressive actions," Blinken said. "Countries across the region want this behavior to change." US Navy littoral combat ship USS Jackson and Indonesian navy frigate KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai in the Java Sea during a bilateral exercise, November 9, 2021.Maritime security has been an area of interest for the US and its partners in the region. Many of those countries dispute China's claims in the South China Sea, which has led towith Beijing, and are near heavily trafficked waterways connecting the Pacific and Indian oceans.

"People throughout the region are definitely fearful of and frustrated with China's military and diplomatic aggressiveness," said Charles Dunst, an expert on Southeast Asia at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "But still, they're not turning around and saying, 'well, China is bad, so the US is good and we're all pro-America now.

 

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