THE United States is struggling to change perceptions of its waning economic influence in the Asean region vis-à-vis China’s at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions in the region. China, meanwhile, continues to aggressively stake claims to the South China Sea amid the ongoing trade war it has with the United States.
The above is what author Kristina Fong observes in a paper “The Curious Case of Sluggish US Economic Influence Perceptions in Asean”, published by the Asean Studies Centre at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
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