" In a July 1997 essay, Anwar advocated that ASEAN should cast aside its long-cherished principle of non-interference and embrace "constructive intervention.

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And yet it was productive for the reason that I think I mentioned before and that the conference chairman mentioned, which is that it is always good in Washington, in this day and age, when Republicans and Democrats sit down and listen to each other in a constructive environment, a non-confrontational environment.

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