As transmits RIA News , the employees of the institute prepared a report on the situation in the specified region. “Since 2018, China has increased its advantage over the United States in terms of overall influence in Southeast Asia,” the experts concluded. It is noted that the greatest influence of China is recorded in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. At the same time, the United States maintains its influence in Singapore and the Philippines through already established defense and cultural ties.
Representatives of the institute report that Southeast Asia is of strategic importance to both states. In this regard, it is expected that the rivalry between them may soon escalate. Washington and Beijing should advance their interests in the region.
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