Title:

 US-ASEAN summit fails to isolate China

Author:

Federico D. Pascual Jr.

Source:

The Philippine Star

Date:

February 18, 2016

Description:

THE UNITED STATES and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met at the summit in California early this week to blunt China’s expansionist moves in the maritime area in the region – but could not bring themselves to saying so in their final communiqué.