Khongm, Yuen Foong and  Liow, Joseph Chinyong <br/><br/>
Southeast Asia is starting to choose: Why the region is leaning toward China 

 - Foreign Affairs  
 - 104(4), Jul-Aug, 2025: p.151-161 
<br/><br/> More than most regions in the world, Southeast Asia has found itself in the middle of the intensifying U.S.-Chinese rivalry. Most major countries in other parts of Asia are already spoken for: Australia, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan are all solidly in the U.S. camp; India seems to be aligning with the United States, Pakistan with China; and the countries of Central Asia are forging ever closer ties to Beijing. But much of Southeast Asia, a region of nearly 700 million people, remains up for grabs. The superpower that succeeds in persuading key Southeast Asian countries—such as Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam—to hew closely to its line stands a better chance of realizing its objectives in Asia. - Reproduced <br/><br/>https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/southeast-asia-starting-choose-khong-liow<br/>