on security in asia. great to have you on the programme, peter. indonesia is the first stop on the trip, and the us and china have often seen southeast asia as a crucial battle ground for regional security. what s the point of mr blank and s visit? the americans are certainly trying blank and s visit? the americans are certainly trying to blank and s visit? the americans are certainly trying to bring blank and s visit? the americans are certainly trying to bring southeast i certainly trying to bring southeast asia closer to the us. the american grand strategy for managing the rise of china has shifted from the trump years into trying to encourage allies to get closer to the us. but there s a couple problems with that from a southeast asian viewpoint one is from the american way of looking at things, northeast asia is the set centre of gravity, and northeast asia on the indian
so it s sort of, if you like, a regional event that would be seismic in its implications. i think perhaps the southeast asia want to focus more on matters now. the southeast asia want to focus more on matters now. . .- the southeast asia want to focus more on matters now. thank you so much forjoining more on matters now. thank you so much forjoining us more on matters now. thank you so much forjoining us on more on matters now. thank you so much forjoining us on newsday, - much forjoining us on newsday, peter. let s take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the g7 group of rich democracies has warned russia of massive consequences if it invades ukraine. speaking after a summit of foreign ministers in the english city of liverpool, uk foreign secretary said they had sent a clear message to russian president vladimir putin. we want russia to stop its aggression with respect to ukraine. and we are very clear that there would be severe consequences if that incursion took
increasingly over the years gotten more difficult and more assertive. to get us help might mean they have to, if you like, lean towards the united states, which would be a very difficult ask at the current time. just briefly, the big issue for countries in this part of the world is taiwan do you see that coming up is taiwan do you see that coming up as a talking point between antony blinken and his asian partners? the southeast blinken and his asian partners? tue: southeast asian blinken and his asian partners? tte: southeast asian states blinken and his asian partners? tte: southeast asian states may blinken and his asian partners? t te: southeast asian states may bring that up. itjust a pet dashed depends on where you sit. i m not sure the people in the region think that taiwan, while there s the potential it s not necessarily all that likely. bear in mind that a major conflict over taiwan, something like a big war, this is notjust a regional issue but a global issue. it would c
clear that two doses of vaccine are simply not enough. the us secretary of state antony blinken heads to southeast asia, as the biden administration seeks to forge a united front against china. and a new champion in formula one max verstappen snatches victory in the last lap of the final grand prix of the season. live from singapore. from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore and 5pm in kentucky the us state worst hit by a devastating wave of tornadoes on friday. at least 94 people are now confirmed dead, with dozens more still missing.
president ever to be impeached. this is newsday on the bbc in singapore. our headlines. a desperate search for survivors is under way in six us states devastated by powerful tornadoes. the number of dead is approaching 100. borisjohnson has warned that a tidal wave of omicron is coming. he s urged people to get a booster before the new year. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is heading to southeast asia as the biden administration seeks to bolster economic and security cooperation in the region and forge a united front against china in the indo pacific. his first stop is the indonesian capitaljakarta on monday, followed by trips to malaysia and thailand. i m joined now by peter layton, visiting fellow at the griffith asia institute and an expert