As the strategic contest between China and the United States remain influencing the state of geopolitical dynamic, many region is affected including Southeast Asia. Scholars argue that ASEAN will be the ultimate “winner” not Washington and not Beijing—as ASEAN states will apply “strategic hedging,” with a non-alignment position. Yet, some other authors view that ASEAN states have been trapped in the influence competition between two major powers.

Let’s get the views of Dr. Benjamin Ho, the Assistant Professor and Deputy Coordinator of International Relations Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore about the position of ASEAN in the middle of Bejing and Washington Rivalry. Find out also his thoughts on Indonesia's foreign policy towards the major power rivalry.