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The Straits Times (21 April 2026)

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will embark on a three-country visit to South-east Asia this week, seeking to strengthen ties in the face of “risks”, Beijing said on April 21.

Mr Wang will visit Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar from April 22 until April 26, Beijing’s foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a news briefing, calling the three countries China’s “friendly neighbours”.

China has been keen to present itself to its allies as a more stable alternative to US President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs and mercurial policies.

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