MORE than half of southeast Asians would now prefer to align with China over the US if Asean were forced to choose between the rival superpowers, according to a regional survey by a Singapore-based think-tank, reflecting Beijing’s growing influence in the region, reports London’s Financial Times. According to the State of Southeast Asia 2024 survey compiled by the Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute, 50.5 per cent of respondents opted for China and 49.5 per cent preferred the US if the Association of...
https://www.seanews.com.tr/china-preferred-over-us-in-southeast-asia-poll/200103/