US-China tensions, Myanmar crisis among Asean’s biggest tests this year

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A lack of cooperation among Asean’s strategic partners may see their conflict spilling over into and destabilising Southeast Asia, says NTU’s Dr Joel Ng.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/02/15/us-china-tensions-myanmar-crisis-among-aseans-biggest-tests-this-year/   Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/02/15/ketegangan-as-china-krisis-myanmar-antara-cabaran-terbesar-asean-tahun-ini/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #Asean #Myanmar #SoutheastAsia #US #China

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00:00ASEAN may face significant challenges in maintaining peace and stability in Southeast Asia and

00:07the broader Indo-Pacific as tensions between the U.S. and China escalate.

00:13Joel Ng of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore said the biggest challenge for

00:17ASEAN is that its external partners may not be interested in talking with one another

00:23to resolve their disputes.

00:25Ng said the overriding concern is that a lack of discussion and cooperation may lead

00:30to conflicts spilling over into and destabilizing Southeast Asia.

00:35Meanwhile, Awang Azman Pawi of University Malaya said the Myanmar crisis is one of the

00:40biggest challenges for ASEAN this year.

00:43He said Malaysia could leverage its criticism of the country's military junta to call for

00:48the establishment of humanitarian corridors.

00:52However, Awang Azman expects ASEAN's non-interference policy to limit Malaysia's actions unless

00:58a consensus for a stronger stance is achieved, but said broader international involvement

01:03over the issue remains unlikely.

01:06Ng said ASEAN leaders must now come up with new ways to either implement the five-point

01:11consensus or develop resolutions that go beyond the consensus.

01:16Natasha Biest, FMT News.

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