Foreign Affairs
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The United States has been touting its “convergence” with Asian partners.
But the truth is that the U.S. is losing ground in important parts of Asia , writes Andrew Hammond .
Hammond: In a poll this year , the majority of respondents picked China over the United States when asked whom ASEAN should align with if forced to choose between the two . Hammond: This drop should sound alarm bells in Washington , which sees China as its main competitor.
Many Southeast Asians now say that they would choose China over the United States if forced to align with just one of the strategic rivals.
Peter Bergen : The United States' loss is always China ’s gain.
Bergen says the U.S. has lost support most dramatically in countries with Muslim majorities.
He says many in Muslim -majority countries ranked the Israel -Hamas conflict as their top geopolitical concern.
China ’s growing sway in Southeast Asia hampers the United States ’ ability to engage bilaterally and multilaterally in the region to strategic effect, says Andrew Hammond .
Hammond: The U.S. should avoid overstating its convergence with Asian partners.
Hammond says Washington must step up its economic engagements with the region: for Southeast Asian countries, economics is security.
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