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China and Myanmar likely to be high on the agenda when Southeast Asian leaders meet in Australia

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

An increasingly assertive China and a humanitarian crisis in Myanmar are likely to be high on the agenda when Southeast Asian leaders meet in Australia for a rare summit this week.

The ASEAN-Australia Special Summit that starts in Melbourne on Monday marks 50 years since Australia became the first official partner of the Asian bloc.

Leaders of nine of the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations are expected to attend the three-day summit, with invited his New Zealand counterpart to Melbourne to meet regional leaders.

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