US Seeks to Upgrade ASEAN Relations to Curtail Chinese Influence, Taiwan a Potential Beneficiary

U.S. President Joe Biden participates in the U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit at the U.S. State Department in Washington on May 13, 2022. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

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The outcome of the U.S.-ASEAN summit that ended on May 13 was a pledge to establish an ASEAN-U.S. Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in November of this year. Experts believe Taiwan, a non-ASEAN member, would become a beneficiary in the U.S. efforts to counter China in the Pacific.