Opinion Why can the United States lose more land in Southeast Asia?

In a rear session of the Economy, Economy and Security Review Committee in the United States and China, experts argued that in strengthening its location in Southeast Asia, Washington must focus on “Slaughter sectors” Such as artificial intelligence, critical minerals and wireless and wireless communications instead of “swollen geopolitical situations”. They also suggested that the United States should take advantage of its comparative advantages in the services and high -tech industries, such as manufacturing advanced chips and space, to counter the regional impact of China.

But this analysis ignores the main reasons why the United States has struggled to compete with China in Southeast Asia, despite strategic initiatives such as the Obama administration axis to Asia and the free and open Pacific strategy that continued through the departments.

The basic pillar of these strategies was to stimulate bilateral security alliances, interact with regional countries and their multilateral institutions to counter global challenges such as climate change and epidemic, or promote liberal principles such as freedom of movement, human rights and democracy.

As a result, the American participation in the region was more connected to the long -term security allies such as the Philippines or economically developed countries such as Singapore, but it is limited in relation to the least correct such as Cambodia.

Although the United States is still the largest investor in Southeast Asia, the largest part of this investment flowed to Singapore. Although American technology giants such as Microsoft, Google and Oracle are creating cloud data and services centers in Malaysia and Thailand, American investment in basic infrastructure such as transportation and communications and wireless communications was limited.

This gap is especially noticeable compared to other major investors in the region. For example, China Belt and Road Initiative It has led to infrastructure projects throughout Southeast Asia, including railways and highways, thus enhancing regional communication and economic integration.

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