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US Vice President Mike Pence talks to the press during the 33rd ASEAN Summit in Singapore, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. America has a steadfast and enduring commitment to the Indo-Pacific region but wants cooperation, US Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday in comments to a Southeast Asian summit, which has been influenced by China's growing influence. (AP Photo / Bernat Armangue) The Associated Press
SINGAPORE (AP) – The Latest on the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which ends on Thursday in Singapore (all times local):
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (LEE KUH'-chiang) has made a positive contribution to this issue.
Li spoke at a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. He also reassured China's neighbors that Beijing's "Belt and Road" infrastructure initiative will help support peace and stability in the region.
Li says the region needs to "take concrete action to uphold the rules-based free-to-market message – a positive message – to the market to provide stable, predictable and law-based conditions for the market."
His comments come as part of the effort to address the issues of China and China.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence says another U.S.-North Korean summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is likely after the beginning of the year.
Pence said Thursday that the meeting would "continue to be" on the Korean peninsula and the US would continue putting "maximum pressure" on North Korea until then.
Pence spoke on the sidelines of a Southeast Asian summit in Singapore.
He also says Trump plans to discuss Beijing's unique role regarding North Korea when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Argentina at the G-20 summit later this month. He says the U.S. is also working with South Korea and respects the talks it is holding with Pyongyang.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence says America has a steadfast and enduring commitment to the Indo-Pacific region but wants cooperation, not control.
Pence, who is standing in for President Donald Trump, told a summit of Southeast Asian leaders Thursday in Singapore that "empire and aggression have no place" in the region. The South China Sea is one of the most important areas in South China Sea.
Pence said, "Like you, we seek an Indo-Pacific in which all nations, large and small, can prosper and thrive – secure in our sovereignty, confident in our values, and growing stronger together."
The meetings of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Nations focus on more than 630 million people.
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