[Blasterlord2]

https://time.com/6962557/china-us-asean-...ry-survey/

[Bolixin666]

DOG BARKING AGAIN TS

[Manthink]

LOL!  TS need to read History:

Last time SEA countries didn't wanna "lean" to West and still kenna colonised.

This time SEA has the choice whom to "lean" towards and now West complain.  

[Blasterlord2]

LOL!  TS need to read History:

Last time SEA countries didn't wanna "lean" to West and still kenna colonised.

This time SEA has the choice whom to "lean" towards and now West complain.  

You ask me to read history for what when I'm merely sharing an article here? I'm an avid reader of world history btw.

[maxsanic]

https://time.com/6962557/china-us-asean-...ry-survey/

From a national policy perspective, Southeast Asia had already started to lean towards China ever since the BRI was launched. This was further evidenced by major milestones like RCEP and the acceptance of a collaborative approach on the SCS issue (except Philippines). 

As usual the policy makers and national leaders were the first to make the switch, the general populace is only starting to turn around as demonstrated in this survey. Right now, the ASEAN countries (except Philippines) are either fully onboard with China or adopting the deepening collaboration with China while keeping the US handy as a bargaining chip for better terms.

Myanmar - ASSK was already pivoting to China during her governance, the Junta's coup did nothing to change that except to put themselves in a worse situation regarding their dependency on China due to their pariah status.

Thailand - Masters of doing 180 degree turns with nary a care, their geopolitical nimbleness is legendary. Just in the past 100 years don't know switch how many times: UK-JP-UK-US-CN

Laos - On China's side fully.

Vietnam - Ruling elites already made the switch 6 years ago when they abandoned the SCS cause, but they like to occasionally do symbolic pro-US and pro-JP actions to show they are no pushovers and pacify the largely anti-China masses.

Cambodia - On China's side fully. 

Malaysia - More gradual transition, but can already tell when they did not push the SCS agenda. During Najib's time it was more subtle, but now Anwar is no holds barred telling everyone where Malaysia stands.

Singapore - After being "educated" during the SCS saga, actual pivot already happened earlier. Right now our strategy is to emphasize our neutrality, puff up the so called US influence to put us in a better position. Similar to Vietnam, but less bombastic because we don't really have a strong anti-China crowd nor are we so geographically close and tightly integrated as Vietnam that we need to aggressively push back.

Philippines - The only ASEAN country that tried to "play both sides" equally. For a while under Duterte it seemed manageable, but the whole thing has now turned turtle on Marcos's watch. Now getting left right centre from China, but didn't get anything substantial from US other than hollow promises, rhetoric and photo-ops.

Brunei - Low key but has always been very friendly with China

Timor-Leste - Sense that China is the only power that has the capability to lift them out of poverty, so now more or less a no holds barred pledge of loyalty as well.

[Geneco]

omg cannot be cannot be...

already gotch peepur notch happy...