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Japan welcomes Mekong leaders in jostle for influence
Tokyo steps up engagement in the region as it battles with Beijing for regional sway
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Fri, Jul 3, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Tokyo
JAPAN is rolling out the red carpet this weekend for the leaders of the "Mekong Five" as it pushes infrastructure exports and courts influence in a region where rival China has an increasing presence.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet his counterparts from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam - fast-growing economies through which the lower section of the Mekong river flows - at the seventh annual "Japan-Mekong" summit in Tokyo on Saturday.
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