Southeast Asia’s complex dance with China, US explored in new book

• David Shambaugh’s ‘Where Great Powers Meet’ offers a nuanced look at Asean states’ diplomatic manoeuvres amid the US-China rivalry, Bilahari Kausikan says in this book review
• In a country-by-country analysis, Shambaugh shows how Southeast Asian relations with Washington have in most cases expanded, even as Beijing’s footprint has grown