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Protesters condemn US policies as ASEAN summit begins in Manila

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Protesters condemn US policies as ASEAN summit begins in Manila. (2026, November 15). Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/15/protesters-condemn-us-policies-as-asean-summit-begins-in-manila?traffic_source=rss

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Al Jazeera · collected 2026-11-15

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Protesters in Manila are criticizing both US policies and the rising costs of basic goods as Southeast Asian leaders gather for the ASEAN summit. Specifically, demonstrators are upset about the US-led AI supply chain initiative named Pax Silica. Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo reports on the situation.
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Leaning: centre for article 154904 (high confidence, 1 verified quote) · logged 2026-11-15

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This article reads centre and hedges 0% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
ASEAN summit: Who’s attending and what’s at stake? Different event
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Leans left further left than this Hedges 3 of 39 claims Outlet record 60/100
“Article A describes protests against US policies during the ASEAN summit, while Article B provides an overview of the summit attendees and issues at stake, without mentioning the protests.”
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0 of 2 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Topics

ASEAN Asian Manila Pax Silica Philippines

Subjects

ASEAN ORG · 2× Al Jazeera’s ORG · 1× Asian NORP · 1× Barnaby Lo PERSON · 1× Manila GPE · 1× Philippines GPE · 1×

Narrative

Protesters condemn US policies as ASEAN summit begins in Manila Southeast Asian leaders arriving in the Philippines for the ASEAN summit have been met with protests over how expensive basic commodities have become.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-15
2026-11-15 · Al Jazeera
Protesters condemn US policies as ASEAN summit begins in Manila · assertive framing

Claims (2 extracted, 0 hedged)

Protesters condemn US policies as ASEAN summit begins in Manila Southeast Asian leaders arriving in the Philippines for the ASEAN summit have been met with protests over how expensive basic commodities have become. asserted
commodities → condemn → protests
There is also anger over the US-led AI supply chain initiative called Pax Silica, as Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo reports. asserted
Lo → be → initiative
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