Workers put up a sign to welcome leaders to the 35th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand Oct 29, 2019. (Photo: REUTERS/Patpicha Tanakasempipat)

BANGKOK: Tensions between the United States and China have given new impetus to a China-backed trade pact and there is a chance of major progress, if not final agreement, when Southeast Asian leaders meet in Bangkok this week, analysts say.