MYANMAR-ASEAN-DIPLOMACY

James Giggacher - 21 May, 2014

Myanmar President Thein Sein leaves after he addressed reporters at the end of the 24th ASEAN summit at the Myanmar International Convention Center in Naypyidaw on May 11, 2014. Surging maritime tensions dominated a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders on May 11 with Vietnam expected to call on its regional neighbours for support in its deepening territorial dispute with China. AFP PHOTO/YE AUNG THU

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James Giggacher was editor of New Mandala from 2015 to 2017.
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