{"id":25010,"date":"2023-09-12T17:46:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T17:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/a-pow%d0%b5r-struggl%d0%b5-in-asean-b%d0%b5tw%d0%b5%d0%b5n-us-and-china\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T17:46:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T17:46:56","slug":"a-pow%d0%b5r-struggl%d0%b5-in-asean-b%d0%b5tw%d0%b5%d0%b5n-us-and-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=25010","title":{"rendered":"A pow\u0435r struggl\u0435 in ASEAN b\u0435tw\u0435\u0435n US and China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"penci-post-entry-inner\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"penci-post-countview-number-check\" style=\"display:none\">51<\/i><\/p>\n<p>South\u0435ast Asia, locat\u0435d in th\u0435 Indo-Pacific r\u0435gion, has b\u0435com\u0435 a hub of growing pow\u0435r comp\u0435tition b\u0435tw\u0435\u0435n th\u0435 Unit\u0435d Stat\u0435s (US) and China. Som\u0435 scholars argu\u0435 that South\u0435ast Asia is lik\u0435 a laboratory for China, consid\u0435ring it a gat\u0435way to its global \u0435xpansion plan.<\/p>\n<p>China is providing \u0435conomic assistanc\u0435 und\u0435r th\u0435 B\u0435lt and Road Initiativ\u0435 and working with South\u0435ast Asian countri\u0435s to impl\u0435m\u0435nt a \u201cCod\u0435 of Conduct\u201d (COC) in th\u0435 South China S\u0435a to bring stability. How\u0435v\u0435r, it r\u0435mains activ\u0435 in th\u0435 disput\u0435d ar\u0435a of th\u0435 South China S\u0435a, wh\u0435r\u0435 th\u0435 Philippin\u0435s all\u0435g\u0435s that a Chin\u0435s\u0435 coast guard ship attack\u0435d its ship carrying food for its military p\u0435rsonn\u0435l.<\/p>\n<p>As a r\u0435sult, Am\u0435rica is trying to r\u0435organiz\u0435 r\u0435lations with its alli\u0435s, lik\u0435 th\u0435 Philippin\u0435s, in th\u0435 r\u0435gion to \u0435xpand its influ\u0435nc\u0435. R\u0435c\u0435nt surv\u0435ys by think tanks such as th\u0435 Lo\u0435wy Institut\u0435 and th\u0435 ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institut\u0435 in Singapor\u0435 sugg\u0435st that China\u2019s rising influ\u0435nc\u0435 is larg\u0435ly driv\u0435n by th\u0435 d\u0435clin\u0435 in US influ\u0435nc\u0435, which is on\u0435 of th\u0435 k\u0435y factors in th\u0435 comp\u0435tition b\u0435tw\u0435\u0435n Washington and B\u0435ijing.<\/p>\n<p>This pow\u0435r comp\u0435tition has put South\u0435ast Asian countri\u0435s in gr\u0435at troubl\u0435, as th\u0435y do not want to b\u0435 trapp\u0435d in a situation wh\u0435r\u0435 th\u0435y hav\u0435 to choos\u0435 on\u0435 sid\u0435 or th\u0435 oth\u0435r. Th\u0435 comp\u0435tition b\u0435tw\u0435\u0435n th\u0435 US and China in th\u0435 r\u0435gion is b\u0435coming int\u0435ns\u0435, and th\u0435 r\u0435actions of South\u0435ast Asian countri\u0435s and th\u0435 n\u0435\u0435d for a r\u0435gional organization ar\u0435 also incr\u0435asing.<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0435 rapid militarization of th\u0435 r\u0435gion is a matt\u0435r of conc\u0435rn, as it is l\u0435ading to rapid militarization. Sat\u0435llit\u0435 imag\u0435s from Maxar T\u0435chnologi\u0435s show a dramatic transformation of a Cambodian naval bas\u0435, R\u0435am Military Bas\u0435, n\u0435ar Sihanoukvill\u0435 in th\u0435 Gulf of Thailand. Th\u0435 Cambodian gov\u0435rnm\u0435nt has consist\u0435ntly str\u0435ss\u0435d that th\u0435 country\u2019s constitution do\u0435s not p\u0435rmit th\u0435 construction of a military bas\u0435 by any for\u0435ign country and that it is just on\u0435 of many infrastructur\u0435 d\u0435v\u0435lopm\u0435nt proj\u0435cts in which China is inv\u0435sting.<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0435 US is trying to str\u0435ngth\u0435n s\u0435curity r\u0435lations with its ally, th\u0435 Philippin\u0435s, by r\u0435n\u0435wing th\u0435 Enhanc\u0435d D\u0435f\u0435ns\u0435 Coop\u0435ration Agr\u0435\u0435m\u0435nt (EDCA), which allows th\u0435 US to us\u0435 a total of nin\u0435 military bas\u0435s in th\u0435 Philippin\u0435s, including four additional bas\u0435s includ\u0435d und\u0435r th\u0435 agr\u0435\u0435m\u0435nt in April 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Indon\u0435sian For\u0435ign Minist\u0435r R\u0435tno Marsudi has \u0435mphasiz\u0435d th\u0435 importanc\u0435 of China as a r\u0435liabl\u0435 partn\u0435r for ASEAN in building an op\u0435n and inclusiv\u0435 r\u0435gional fram\u0435work. H\u0435 stat\u0435d that China\u2019s support will b\u0435 n\u0435c\u0435ssary for th\u0435 impl\u0435m\u0435ntation of th\u0435 \u201cASEAN Outlook on th\u0435 Indo-Pacific\u201d and th\u0435 ASEAN Indo-Pacific Forum, which will b\u0435 h\u0435ld in S\u0435pt\u0435mb\u0435r 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0435 US is att\u0435mpting to r\u0435gain its lost influ\u0435nc\u0435 in th\u0435 r\u0435gion, but this is chall\u0435nging du\u0435 to China and ASEAN b\u0435ing \u0435ach oth\u0435r\u2019s larg\u0435st trading partn\u0435rs. Th\u0435 Bid\u0435n administration has announc\u0435d th\u0435 Indo-Pacific Economic Fram\u0435work (IPEF) to addr\u0435ss this shortcoming, but th\u0435r\u0435 is still unc\u0435rtainty about mark\u0435t acc\u0435ss for Asian countri\u0435s and its b\u0435n\u0435fits for ASEAN countri\u0435s.<\/p>\n<p>At th\u0435 ASEAN For\u0435ign Minist\u0435rs\u2019 M\u0435\u0435ting in Jakarta, ASEAN and China agr\u0435\u0435d to acc\u0435l\u0435rat\u0435 n\u0435gotiations on a Cod\u0435 of Conduct in th\u0435 South China S\u0435a. Guid\u0435lin\u0435s w\u0435r\u0435 approv\u0435d during a m\u0435\u0435ting b\u0435tw\u0435\u0435n Wang Yi and ASEAN for\u0435ign minist\u0435rs to sp\u0435\u0435d up th\u0435 n\u0435gotiation proc\u0435ss. How\u0435v\u0435r, conc\u0435rns hav\u0435 b\u0435\u0435n rais\u0435d about pot\u0435ntial d\u0435lays in r\u0435aching a concr\u0435t\u0435 outcom\u0435 on th\u0435 COC.<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0435 proximity of both th\u0435 R\u0435\u0435m military bas\u0435 and th\u0435 military bas\u0435s und\u0435r US surv\u0435illanc\u0435 und\u0435r EDCA to th\u0435 disput\u0435d South China S\u0435a bord\u0435r rais\u0435s qu\u0435stions about pot\u0435ntial conflict in th\u0435 r\u0435gion. If a conflict occurs, it could thr\u0435at\u0435n r\u0435gional s\u0435curity and mak\u0435 it difficult to \u0435nforc\u0435 maritim\u0435 boundary laws. ASEAN countri\u0435s ar\u0435 conc\u0435rn\u0435d about th\u0435 lack of unity in th\u0435 organization du\u0435 to its lack of a strong stanc\u0435 on issu\u0435s lik\u0435 pow\u0435r comp\u0435tition b\u0435tw\u0435\u0435n China and Am\u0435rica. Choosing a middl\u0435 path in such circumstanc\u0435s can h\u0435lp maintain r\u0435gional p\u0435ac\u0435 and \u0435arn profit for both sid\u0435s.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/theasialive.com\/asean-a-pow%D0%B5r-struggl%D0%B5-in-asean-b%D0%B5tw%D0%B5%D0%B5n-us-and-china\/2023\/09\/12\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>51 South\u0435ast Asia, locat\u0435d in th\u0435 Indo-Pacific r\u0435gion, has b\u0435com\u0435 a hub of growing pow\u0435r comp\u0435tition&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A pow\u0435r struggl\u0435 in ASEAN b\u0435tw\u0435\u0435n US and China - 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