The Myanmar military junta and the Russian Federation have held planning meetings to co-host joint military exercises to counter terrorism in ASEAN with the reported attendance of Thai military representatives, despite a boycott by the United States and other Asian countries since 2022.

<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7566/15323682163_feba3da05d_z.jpg" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color:#ff8c00;">The South China Sea disputes which involve China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Philippines, Veitnam and Brunei.</span></em></p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8670/15739699828_295e603d48_z.jpg" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#ff8c00;"><em>Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and some ASEAN leaders</em></span></p>