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The factual claim is accurate: the East Asia Summit and ASEAN/partner summits in Manila on Nov 15-17 are expected to include ASEAN leaders plus the U.S., EU, Japan, China and India, according to Human Rights Watch. The first sentence is HRW's advocacy call. This is an opinion/rant with hashtags; no specific factual assertion to check.
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The factual claim is accurate: the East Asia Summit and ASEAN/partner summits in Manila on Nov 15-17 are expected to include ASEAN leaders plus the U.S., EU, Japan, China and India, according to Human Rights Watch. The first sentence is HRW's advocacy call. This is an opinion/rant with hashtags; no specific factual assertion to check.
World leaders gathering in the Philippines should more forcefully address the human rights and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar. The East Asia Summit and @ASEAN and partner summits will include leaders of ASEAN nations and the United States, European Union, Japan, China, and India,
BWorld leaders gather in Manila this weekend for the ASEAN and East Asia summits, and the first issue on the table is Myanmar.
BAndreas Harsono posted on X that leaders should more forcefully address the human rights and humanitarian crisis there.
BHuman Rights Watch is pressing the same point. It wants ASEAN to pressure Myanmar's military junta to end abuses.
BExpected leaders include ASEAN members, the US, the EU, Japan, China, and India.
BMyanmar's military seized power in 2021. Rights groups say the junta has cracked down hard on opponents.
BASEAN is split. Reuters reports some members are pursuing closer ties with the junta.
BA quick correction on one post about the Manila gathering: Linda Johnson wrote that the Turkish prime minister would be there. Turkey no longer has a prime minister.
BThe office was abolished years ago. The country is led by a president.
BSo the summit is real, the guest list is broader than that post suggests, and Myanmar is the test.
BThe question this weekend is whether the full group moves beyond statements to actual pressure.