The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which will hold a summit with Japan in Tokyo on Sunday to mark 50 years of ties, has built relations of trust with the country and generally welcome it playing a bigger security role in the region, amid China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea.The ASEAN members, however, are navigating a delicate balance in their ties with Japan and China, taking into account Beijing's stronger economic influence in Southeast Asia, while vigilantly watching the competition for regional clout between China and the United States, experts said.Trust betwe…READ FULL ARTICLE
