Rubio says Washington has no intention of leaving Asian-Pacific region

US Secretary of State Marko Rubio met today with his counterparts in Kuala Lumpur, on his first visit to Asia since he took over the ministry, and assured them that the US “have no intention of leaving” the area. Rubio met with his counterparts of the ten Member States of the Union of Southeast Asia (ASEAN) at their meeting in Malaysia, which included Australia, China, the EU, Japan, Russia, South Korea and other countries. The US minister’s visit is part of trying to get the US attention to the Indian-Pacific region, beyond the conflict in the Middle East and Europe that have mainly worked in Washington. “It is our opinion, and our strong view, and a reality that this century and the next, the story of the next 50 years will be largely written here, in this area, in this […]
Source: News Beast

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