Sino-US Action Against Drugs Keeps Functional Cooperation High
Zha Daojiong
China and the US have been working together to combat illicit drug activities. This will have a significant impact on Southeast Asia.

Zha Daojiong
China and the US have been working together to combat illicit drug activities. This will have a significant impact on Southeast Asia.
Stephen Olson
The US and China will prioritise stability amid internal economic pressures and global volatility — presenting more opportunity for Southeast Asia to diversify trade and investment beyond the superpowers.
Maria Monica Wihardja|Dennis Trinidad
The economic competition between China and the US portends both opportunities and challenges for Southeast Asia.
Stephen Olson
Southeast Asian countries lack the personal rapport and leverage that have shaped US-China bargaining, and with US’ limited bandwidth, could find themselves on the outside looking in.
John Lee
In the ensuing Sino-US trade war, China, to use Trump’s lingo, has more cards to play than its economic rival.
Stephen Olson
Amid intensifying US-China tensions under Trump, technological advancements are heightening the relevance of economic security considerations, especially for products containing dual-use technologies. This holds important implications for Southeast Asian countries deeply embedded into regional and global supply chains.
Jayant Menon
Trump’s threat of tariffs on various countries including China could spark a 1930s-era trade war.
Nguyen Khac Giang
Vietnam’s growing trade surplus with the US strongly suggests that China uses Vietnam as a backdoor to dodge US tariffs. Such rerouting is actually lower than is imagined. Given that perceptions drive politics, Vietnam will likely still be caught in the Trump administration’s sights.
Angel Hsu
VinFast, the electric vehicle manufacturer from Vietnam, is making inroads into the US. This would help, in not an insignificant way, the US to attain its climate change goals.
Stephen Olson
Amid intensified Sino-US competition, Southeast Asia countries are mistakenly seen as pawns on the geopolitical chessboard. In reality, they possess a fair degree of agency.