Beijing has appointed a host of emissaries to take on specific tasks, from ethnic conflicts to climate change. Source link
Read More »China names special envoy to Pacific Islands amid growing rivalry with US
Qian Bo, the Chinese ambassador to Fiji, takes on title reserved for most pressing diplomatic issues as Beijing and Washington compete for influence in trade, investment and security. Source link
Read More »Asean’s Myanmar envoy should be a ‘full-time’ job, Malaysia’s top diplomat says
Saifuddin Abdullah said Asean needed to find new ways to de-escalate Myanmar’s violence or risk the junta writing off the bloc’s resolve to take firm action. Source link
Read More »Asean special envoy to make first Myanmar trip
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn will make his first visit as Asean special envoy to Myanmar from Monday, as the 10-nation group tries to address the crisis in the military-controlled Southeast Asian country.The three-day trip will lay the groundwork for a peace process that its ruling junta has been …
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