(21 Nov 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Vientiane, Laos – 21 November 2024 ++SOUND QUALITY AS INCOMING++ 1. Wide of ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Plus 2. Lloyd Austin, US Defense Secretary, sitting down 3. Close of Austin saying “And like my colleagues, I look forward to a productive meeting.” 4. Wide of Dong Jun, Chinese Defense Minister (sitting in the middle) 5. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Dong Jun, Chinese Defense Minister: “This is an important meeting centered on ASEAN, bringing