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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's absence from an Asian security forum in Manila this week could help China's new Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi build ties and trust in the region- at Washington's expense.
US officials have said the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the organisers of the forum, understands Rice's decision to give the ASEAN Regional Forum a miss for the second time in three years. But some analysts say it sends a bad signal and could help Beijing build more clout in a region that is emerging from traditional wariness of China.
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