For almost a decade, the basic strategic issue for Southeast Asia has been how to respond to the changing dynamics of the Sino-American relationship as it enters a new phase of heightened long-term competition.
Despite local uncertainties, the region must be bold in shaping its own future


On the one hand China, on the other the U.S. -- ASEAN must find a middle way.
For almost a decade, the basic strategic issue for Southeast Asia has been how to respond to the changing dynamics of the Sino-American relationship as it enters a new phase of heightened long-term competition.