As ASEAN geopolitics heat up, Philippines' Marcos calls for decisive action

'The ASEAN of today must be better than the ASEAN of yesterday. For ASEAN to succeed, ASEAN must be the master of its future,' says President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ASEAN2023

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia– Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are both united and divided over contentious geopolitical issues.

“The ASEAN of today must be better than the ASEAN of yesterday. For ASEAN to succeed, ASEAN must be the master of its future,” Marcos said during his intervention at the ASEAN Leaders’ Interface with the High-Level Task Force on the ASEAN Community’s post-2025 vision.Rappler Recap: Marcos tackles South China Sea, climate change, trade at ASEAN Summit 2023

Heads of state in the region are convening at the 42nd ASEAN Summit, where they discuss contentious matters, including tensions in theand the impact on the region of the rivalry between the United States and China. Various Southeast Asian nations have contradicting positions on and interests in these issues. In turn, these issues and interests adversely impact and threaten the region’s economic growth.

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