https://www.scmp.com/rss/507012/feed Pongphisoot Busbarat is Lecturer at the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mainland Southeast Asia, especially the Mekong subregion, has become a site for renewed engagement by external powers, a trend driven by China’s proactive foreign policy as well as its promotion of the Belt and Road Initiative and minilateral forum, the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC). The United States is at the front line of this strategic competition, especially under its Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy. The US action has spurred other regional players, namely Japan and South Korea, to... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3098792/chinas-role-mekong-grows-asean-states-must-weigh-ties-us-other?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3098792/chinas-role-mekong-grows-asean-states-must-weigh-ties-us-other?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Aug 2020 22:00:06 +0000