Countries in the region may one day need to choose a side, particularly if China invades Taiwan
. Some are also riled at the way China uses its economic heft to bully its neighbours. But, despite pressure from America, few are keen to disentangle economically from Asia’s great power. Many of the industries that drive their growth have supply chains that run through China, and its investment in their infrastructure is useful, despite the strings attached.
. A new report suggests that if President Joe Biden wants the ten that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to line up behind America, he will have to reverse a worrying trend.has waned over the past five years, while China’s has grown. The institute compared both countries on 42 indicators across four categories: economic ties, defence networks, diplomatic influence and cultural influence. They awarded the two powers a share of 100 points on how well they did.
wrought by his predecessor, Donald Trump, who, among other things, withdrew America from the wide-ranging Trans-Pacific Partnership (
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