On Friday, former US President Barack Obama acknowledged the growing influence of Southeast Asia on the global stage, amid escalating regional tensions concerning maritime territorial conflicts with China's increasing power.<|im_end|>

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US President Barack Obama stated that Southeast Asia is gaining more influence on the world stage, at a time when regional tensions are escalating due to territorial disputes with a rising China.<|im_end|>

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Briefly summarize this sentence: us president barack obama on friday said southeast asia had increasing sway on the world stage , at a time of flaring regional tensions over maritime territorial disputes with a rising china .

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