US Asean relations – A snub for a snub

‘An
offer by the United States to host a Pacific rim summit in America in
2020 after Chile abruptly cancelled this year’s event was “not a good
idea”, Malaysia’s foreign minister said Thursday.

The
sharp retort comes days after most southeast Asian leaders snubbed a
meeting with US officials in Thailand when President Donald Trump failed
to show.

The
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation