00:00And Southeast Asian leaders and international partners gathered in Manila on Sunday
00:04for the opening ceremony of the 49th Asian Summit.
00:08Officiated by Philippine President and 2026 Asian Chair Ferdinand Marcos Jr.,
00:14the three-day gathering focuses on trade integration, regional security and collective crisis response.
00:21Closing the Philippines' year at the helm of the block,
00:24the summit welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday for East Asia Talks.
00:30Followed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday,
00:33regional analysts highlight that Southeast Asian nations are leveraging multilateral diplomacy
00:39to safeguard economic sovereignty and shifting global power dynamics.
00:46This is not simply a vision of where we hope to meet the exact case from now.
00:50It is a blueprint for the choices that we make from here on out.
00:54It asks whether our institutions are prepared for a more complex security environment
00:59whether our economies can remain competitive as technology, trade, energy requirements and supply chains of wealth
01:07and whether the gains of integration reach people at every stage of life, families and communities throughout our region.
01:15Peace, prosperity and well-being of our peoples become increasingly connected.
01:20Our institutions, therefore, must become better at working across pillars and sectors,
01:26working on the strengths of governments, business, civil society, academia and our people.
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01:32So we need a family member in the past few months.
01:33We have integrated Price.
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