China's Li arrived in Manila on the evening of Nov. 15 by chartered plane to attend the China-ASEAN leaders' meeting at the invitation of Philippine President Marcos. He was met at Ninoy Aquino International Airport by the Philippine finance minister and China's ambassadors to the Philippines and to ASEAN. Li travelled to Manila after completing a formal visit to Thailand; Thailand's deputy prime minister and finance minister and China's ambassador to Thailand saw him off in Bangkok.

Yemen's military says air defenses are intercepting multiple drones launched by Houthi forces toward Marib city. The city is densely populated and hosts large numbers of residents and internally displaced persons.

New York Governor Hochul (D) on the 14th demanded U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy resign or be removed by President Trump after a nationwide flight shutdown. Hochul said aviation failures have become “routine,” citing long-standing air-traffic controller shortages and repeated communications system failures. Duffy on the 13th blamed the outage on an “extremely outdated air-traffic control system.” Hochul urged Congress to launch a full investigation into the shutdown.