President Obama’s guests in Rancho Mirage include a “ruthless prime minster” and a former furniture salesman
When President Barack Obama welcomes Southeast Asian leaders for a shirt-sleeves summit set to begin Monday in California, he’ll have some interesting dining companions.
There’s the coup leader with a penchant for song and the sultan with a taste for the high life.
A ruthless prime minister with 31 years on the job and a former furniture salesman.
A communist politburo veteran and a prime minister trying to shake off a $700 million financial scandal.
U.S. officials say the unprecedented gathering is the culmination of Obama’s seven-year effort to engage with the Asia-Pacific. It’s a strategic push that China views as an attempt to contain its rise. The gathering runs through Tuesday.
