Tag: Southeast Asian economies

A recent article in Nikkei Asia provided a fascinating deep dive comparing China and the United States' influence in key Southeast Asian economies. It shows that while the U.S. has leaned into expanding its diplomatic engagement, Chinese economic ties in the region present a significant counterweight.

In a striking demonstration of how central Chinese tourism is to Southeast Asian economies, travelers arriving from a reopening China were literally applauded as they disembarked in Bangkok this week.