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ARF, the ASEAN Regional Forum, holds its annual meeting Thursday. It is the only body which pulls together the major players globally into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations security issues. Front and center: the US role in balancing perceived Chinese aggressions but it’s got its own history to deal with in the region. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stopped in Laos Wednesday, the first time a top American diplomat has visited the country in 57 years. She visited an artificial limb center and saw stark reminders of the Vietnam war.
Read more about Laos on the New York Times and about the US role in regional security on Rappler.
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