East Asian nations -- China, Korea and ASEAN -- have emerged as major consumers.

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Several ASEAN nations dispute ownership of islands with China, and China's preparedness to assert its claims with aggressive warnings and even a bit of gunboat diplomacy has worried smaller neighbours, notably Vietnam and the Philippines.

ECONOMIST: South-East Asian summitry

The ten members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have held meetings with Japan, China and South Korea for seven years in a row.

ECONOMIST: It��s security, stupid

Their task therefore is to convince India, China and Myanmar's fellow members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) that they cannot simply go back to business as usual with Myanmar once the fuss over its slaughter has died down.

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