BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei: United States Secretary of State John Kerry sought to reassure Asian leaders on Thursday that Washington would resolve its political stalemate, after China voiced concern over a possible US debt default.

The specter of a calamitous default has emerged as a major issue at an annual Asian summit in Brunei, held in the absence of President Barack Obama after he was forced to stay home due to the US government shutdown.

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