Cambodian Ambassador Hem Heng shakes hand with US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, (Photo: VOA Khmer, file photo).
William Ide
VOA | Washington, DC
"One area where the U.S. could make a contribution is with disaster assistance."
A top State Department official says that as the United States works to deepen its engagement in Southeast Asia, working closely together with China is a key part of that effort.
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell says that one of the the most important things that the United States is seeking to do this year, both at the ASEAN regional forum and the East Asia Summit, is show the United States deep commitment to working with China.
"We want to dispel any concerns in Southeast Asia that we see this as a venue for larger competition of the kind that would be destabilizing and unhelpful to Southeast Asian friends. Obviously there's a degree of competition in any relationship, and there is that between the United States and China, but we want to make sure that we work together in an appropriate manner in Southeast Asia," he said.
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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell says that one of the the most important things that the United States is seeking to do this year, both at the ASEAN regional forum and the East Asia Summit, is show the United States deep commitment to working with China.
"We want to dispel any concerns in Southeast Asia that we see this as a venue for larger competition of the kind that would be destabilizing and unhelpful to Southeast Asian friends. Obviously there's a degree of competition in any relationship, and there is that between the United States and China, but we want to make sure that we work together in an appropriate manner in Southeast Asia," he said.
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