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Format: 1 online resource (375 pages)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-4798-2630-8

Series Statement: U.S.-China Relations ; 2

Content: Distinguished experts explain the economic trends and varied political goals at work in Southeast Asia. With China’s emergence as a powerful entity in Southeast Asia, the region has become an unlikely site of conflict between two of the world’s great powers. The United States, historically regarded as the protector of Pacific Southeast Asia—consisting of nations such as Vietnam, the Philippines, Myanmar, and Malaysia—is now called upon to respond to what many would consider bullying on the part of the Chinese. These and other countries have become the economic and political engine of China. While certainly inclined to help the country’s former allies, the United States has grown undeniably closer to China in the recent decades of global interconnected economic growth. China, the United States, and the Future of Southeast Asia uncovers and delves into the complicated dynamics of this situation. Covering topics such as the controversial response to human rights violations, the effects of global economic interconnectedness, and contested sovereignty over resource-rich islands, this volume provides a modern and nuanced perspective on the state of the region. For anyone interested in understanding the evolving global balance of power, China, the United States, and the Future of Southeast Asia illuminates how countries as different as Thailand and Indonesia see the growing competition between Beijing and Washington. Distinguished experts explain the economic trends and varied political goals at work in Southeast Asia. With China’s emergence as a powerful entity in Southeast Asia, the region has become an unlikely site of conflict between two of the world’s great powers. The United States, historically regarded as the protector of Pacific Southeast Asia—consisting of nations such as Vietnam, the Philippines, Myanmar, and Malaysia—is now called upon to respond to what many would consider bullying on the part of the Chinese. These and other countries have become the economic and political engine of China. While certainly inclined to help the country’s former allies, the United States has grown undeniably closer to China in the recent decades of global interconnected economic growth. China, the United States, and the Future of Southeast Asia uncovers and delves into the complicated dynamics of this situation. Covering topics such as the controversial response to human rights violations, the effects of global economic interconnectedness, and contested sovereignty over resource-rich islands, this volume provides a modern and nuanced perspective on the state of the region. For anyone interested in understanding the evolving global balance of power, China, the United States, and the Future of Southeast Asia illuminates how countries as different as Thailand and Indonesia see the growing competition between Beijing and Washington.

Note: Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE. , Front matter -- , Contents -- , Preface -- , Introduction -- , 1. Southeast Asia: thriving in the shadow of giants -- , 2. Asean’s external policy: caught between the united states and china -- , 3. Nontraditional security threats in Asean and beyond -- , 4. Pragmatic equidistance: how Indonesia manages its great power relations -- , 5. Economic and strategic trends in southeast Asia: the view from Singapore -- , 6. Tightrope walking over the sea of trouble: Vietnam’s foreign policy, maritime strategy, and relations with china and the united states -- , 7. Not between Scylla and Charybdis: Malaysia’s relations with china and the united states -- , 8. The mainland minus one: power dynamics in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar -- , 9. Japan’s relationship with southeast Asia: the perpetual potential partner -- , 10. India and southeast Asia: from looking to acting east policy -- , 11. China’s economic approach to asea -- , 12. China and the united states in southeast Asia -- , 13. U.s. security strategy and southeast Asia -- , 14. U.s. policy options in the south china sea -- , Conclusion -- , About the contributors -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.18574/9781479826308