(UPDATE) JAKARTA: China's premier said on Wednesday major powers must keep their differences under control and avoid 'a new Cold War,' in a thinly veiled reference to Washington, as top Asian and US officials gathered for talks in Indonesia.Beijing has expressed concern about US-backed blocs forming on its doorstep while facing disputes with other powers in the region over the South China Sea and other issues.'Disagreements and disputes may arise between countries due to misperceptions, diverging interests or external interferences,' Li Qiang said at the start of an Asean-plus-three meeting with Japan and South Korea in Jakarta.
Rapt audience President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. listens as US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the 11th Asean-US Summit as part of the 43rd Asean Summit in Jakarta on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. AFP photo'To keep differences under control, what is essential now is to oppose picking sides, to oppose bloc confrontation and to oppose a new Cold War.
should be immediately stopped,' Yoon was quoted by a presidential official as saying at an Asean meeting, according to Yonhap news agency.Kishida and Yoon met Li, with a row between China and Japan over the release of treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant being one of the topics raised.
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