Leaders are gathering in Manila for a series of summits hosted by the Philippines as chair of ASEAN, running from Sunday, November 15, until Tuesday, according to Al Jazeera. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the 23rd ASEAN-India summit and the 21st East Asia Summit, both due on November 17, during a visit from November 16 to 18, India's Secretary (East) told reporters, according to The Hindu. U.S. President Donald Trump is due in Manila on Tuesday for a brief stop before the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China, where a three-way meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been confirmed, according to The Guardian. The South China Morning Post reported that Trump will press Southeast Asian nations to join the U.S. Pax Silica supply-chain initiative. Trade is likely to be among the main topics, Al Jazeera reported, after tariffs the Trump administration announced in July on 60 trade partners.
The Guardian and Hindustan Times report that a South China Sea code of conduct is not expected to be concluded at the summit, and that Myanmar remains excluded from high-level meetings. Both also note an International Court of Justice ruling on whether Myanmar committed genocide, due on Thursday according to The Guardian. Whether a Quad meeting will be held in Manila is not settled: The Hindu reports no official word and says India's Secretary (East) told reporters India has no information on it, while The Guardian says U.S. officials will hold a sidelines Quad meeting.
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Leaders including India's Narendra Modi and, briefly, U.S. President Donald Trump are due in Manila for ASEAN-linked summits, with trade, the South China Sea and Myanmar among the issues.
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