Asean-US on the same page, but not in the same boat on Indo-Pacific: Jakarta Post contributor

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the US-Asean Special Summit in Washington on May 13, 2022. - Reuters

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The United States and Asean may have many things in common when it comes to the future of the Indo-Pacific, even on security issues, but they differ on how to deal with China.

While Washington is trying to build alliances in the region to contain the rise of China, Asean has accepted China's growing power and tries to include, rather than exclude, Beijing in the emerging regional architecture.