Vice President Pence: No Place For 'Empire And Aggression' In Indo-Pacific

Mike Pence’s message to China: aggression has no place in Indo-Pacific

Al Jazeera: Mike Pence: No place for 'empire and aggression' in Indo-Pacific

Mike Pence's comments at Asia summit seen alluding to China and its aggressive claims over the disputed South China Sea.

US Vice President Mike Pence told leaders of Southeast Asian nations on Thursday there is no place for "empire and aggression" in the Indo-Pacific region, a comment seen as a reference to China's rise.

Pence did not mention China in his remarks at the opening of a summit of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Singapore, but he stressed all countries in the region should be allowed to prosper.

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