U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged on Saturday to provide nearly $300 million in new security funding for Southeast Asia, as China forges ahead with plans to bolster its engagement in the region.<br />Pompeo also said progress towards resolving the continuing humanitarian in crisis in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state and other security issues were also essential to a free and open Indo-Pacific.<br /><br />Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2018/08/04/us-pledges-nearly-300-million-security-funding-for-southeast-asia/
