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ASEAN and the South China Sea: Vietnam's Role as Chair

ASEAN and the South China Sea: Vietnam's Role as Chair

On November 4, the ASEAN chair’s gavel was passed to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc of Vietnam at the closing ceremony of the grouping’s annual summit in Bangkok. Vietnam will serve as the chair of ASEAN, the most important international organization in Southeast Asia, through 2020.