It appears the homework he has to do is just a Google search.
It’s an economic union - only nowhere near as centralized. Yet. Maybe that’s why he couldn’t care less at the moment bc….
If the pentagon has been taking advantage of these countries as an excuse over China’s influence in the world it sure has done a bang up job.
Australia locked down exactly like China did probably worse. So did the rest of them.
ASEAN. Stopping China since never. Probably only emboldens them.