ASEAN Summit 2023: Attendees & Key Expectations

ASEAN Summit: Key Information from⁣ the Text

here’s a⁢ breakdown of what the text says about ASEAN and the current summit:

What is ASEAN?

* ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian⁤ Nations) consists of 10 member states: brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the ⁣Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
* ‍ It⁢ represents a population of 678 million people ‍and a combined GDP of $3.9 trillion.
* ⁤ East Timor ⁢will⁣ become the 11th⁢ member ‍this year.

Who is Attending the Summit?

*⁤ Leaders from all ASEAN nations except Myanmar’s acting president, ⁣Senior General Min Aung‍ Hlaing.
* East Asia Summit Attendees:

⁤ ‍ ‍ * US President Donald Trump
* Chinese Premier Li Qiang
‍ * ⁤ Australian Prime Minister⁢ Anthony Albanese
⁣ * Japanese Prime⁣ minister Sanae Takaichi
⁣⁣ * South Korean President Lee Jae‍ Myung
* New Zealand Prime minister Christopher Luxon
⁣ * Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak
* indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (virtually)
* ⁢ Othre Leaders:

* Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da silva
* ⁢Canadian ⁤Prime Minister Mark Carney
⁤ ⁤⁢ * South ‍African President Cyril Ramaphosa
*⁤ Heads of international ⁤Organizations:

* World Bank
* International Monetary Fund
* International Labor Organization
‍ * FIFA

Key Events & Discussions:

* ASEAN Summit ⁣& East Asia Summit: The ⁢main gatherings.
* Separate Conclaves: ASEAN ‍will hold meetings with leaders of key powers.
* Peace Deal: Cambodia and Thailand will sign a deal⁤ to end a border dispute,presided over by trump and the⁣ Malaysian Prime Minister. (This deal is facing some criticism as possibly being⁣ more for show than a ⁣lasting solution).
* Discussion Topics:

⁤ * US tariffs
⁣ *⁢ Access to rare earth minerals (and China’s dominance in ⁣their production)
* Lowering the US trade deficit‍ (through Trump’s “Liberation Day Tariffs”)