Booming Southeast Asia in a quandary over US-China rivalry (gmanetwork.com)

Booming Southeast Asia in a quandary over US-China rivalry

this so-called "quandary" is primarily fueled by the vested political and economic interests of the ruling elite of certain ASEAN countries... for the man on the street in ASEAN, the choice is quite obvious... side with Beijing and expect to end up living like North Koreans... side with Washington and expect to end up living like South Koreans...