US-China detente hopes rising in SE Asia

By DAVID HUTTNOVEMBER 28, 2020 Asia Times

Many observers believe a Joe Biden administration will seek to ease tensions stoked with China during Donald Trump’s administration. Image: iStock

Biden’s top envoy says China decoupling was a ‘mistake’ but ASEAN nations will still be pressed to pick superpower sides 

The incoming Joe Biden administration is expected to be more dependable and predictable than Donald Trump’s, a potential cause for relief among Southeast Asian governments that have struggled to read and react to the outgoing US president’s mercurial leadership.

The region, a key battleground for influence between the US and China, may also benefit from a possible de-escalation of tensions between the two superpowers after Biden is inaugurated on January 20.

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