U.S. President Biden may not attend the Asian Security Summit in Indonesia next month, causing the outside world to question Washington's attention to Asians.However, some analysts pointed out that whether Biden should not be able to attend the Asian Security Summit should be simply regarded as an indicator of the United States for participation in the region.
Reuters on Thursday (August 10) quoted many sources reported that the Bayeng Materials will attend the G20 summit at the 20th to 10th in India from September 9th to 10th, which will also visit Vietnam, butBut it is unlikely to attend the Asian Security Summit held in Jakarta from September 4th to 7th, but was represented by Vice President Harris.
Sources said that Indonesia had learned that Biden would not attend the Jakarta Summit.However, Tempo reported that the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman did not respond positively when he was questioned, and only said that he had not received relevant notice from the United States.
Scholars: Should not attend the summit alone to measure the United States' participation in the Asian Simpan
Several Aya -safe diplomats told Reuters that Biden had publicly emphasized the importance of improving the relationship with the Aianxian in the United States, so if he was absent this time, it would be very disappointing.A senior diplomat said that the Asian Security Summit was generally held in November. This year, the rotating chairman of the President, Indonesia, deliberately advance the summit to early September. It is to facilitate Bidai to Indonesia to the Indonesian Summer Summit before attending the G20 summit.
Biden may be absent from the Asian Security Summit to attract people's attention to the relations between the United States and Asians, especially whether the Bayeon government has changed its foreign policy with Southeast Asia as the core of the United States India's strategic core.Professor Liao Zhenyang, Dean of the Academy of Humanities, Art and Social Sciences of Nanyang University of Science and Technology, pointed out in an interview with Lianhe Morning Post that this is not the first time that the US President is absent from the Asian Security Summit. The United States often has two considerations to participate in the regional summit."On the one hand, they know that it is important to go to the way in person, and not showing up will cause considerable anxiety. On the other hand, this has to invest a lot of time. The president must weigh whether there are other priority matters."
He said: "We must not ignore the importance of attending the summit, but we should also be careful not to simply summarize the participation of the United States in this region to simply summarize whether the president attended the Asian Summit."
Trump has not attended the summit for three years, causing members of Asian Simmer's dissatisfaction
The relationship between the United States and Asians and Asia has been frustrated when the former US President Trump took charge of politics; Trump had not attended the Asian Security Summit for three consecutive years, causing dissatisfaction with members of Asians.Some experts believe that it is that situation that benefits China and has expanded its influence on the region.
Bayon came to power in 2021, stating that it was necessary to strengthen the relationship between the United States and the Asia -Pacific region and attended the Asian Security Summit held in the Cambodian capital in November of the following year.Biden went to the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, but was absent from the Asia -Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, which was subsequently held in Bangkok, Thailand.At that time, there was a point of view that the Bayeng government's attitude towards Asia was suddenly cold and hot, if it was left.
Hai Bai, a senior researcher at the Washington Think Tank Strategy and International Research Center (CSIS) Southeast Asia Program, believes that if Bayeng really absent from the Asian Security Summit next month, it will disappoint Southeast Asian countries.The core statement will also be questioned.
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"Bynden has prepared to attend the G20 summit in India and may also visit Vietnam. If he is nearby, but absence of the Asian Summit, many countries in the region will doubt whether the United States has gone back to the past.Regional contact. "
The White House spokesman did not immediately respond to the media's inquiry about the lack of Biden's Asians' Summit.Sources said that Biden's schedule has not yet been finalized, and the situation may change before the official announcement.
