Military pact heightens ASEAN tensions

Australia's new military pact with the United States has increased tension over maritime security at a regional summit meeting in Bali.The meeting of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) will widen on Saturday into the East Asia Summit, which also takes in Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and, for the first time, the United States and Russia.But while existing priority areas of finance, education, environment, disaster management and health will

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