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The U.S. and ASEAN are linked through their significant economic and geopolitical interactions, including the U.S.'s leverage over ASEAN members [1], their comparative trade rankings [2], and the U.S.'s active participation in trade negotiations held at ASEAN summits [3]. Furthermore, they are both central components in the post-Cold War international order as defined by Professor Sahashi [4] and are explicitly distinguished in trade commitment agreements [5].
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Tracking Trump's Trade Deals | Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org 2 facts
claimMalaysia agreed to extend commitments made in any third-party agreement on services to the United States, excluding any commitments made under ASEAN.
claimJoshua Kurlantzick, a Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow for Southeast Asia and South Asia, stated that the United States holds significant leverage over many ASEAN members because those nations are highly dependent on the U.S. market.
Talking Points: US–China Competition and the International Order usali.org 1 fact
claimProfessor Sahashi defines the post-Cold War order as having three elements: the United States as a unipolar or dominating power, the importance of regional integration (such as the EU and ASEAN), and the agreement between China and Russia to underpin the international order.
The U.S.-China Trade Relationship | Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org 1 fact
accountOn October 26, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that U.S. and Chinese trade negotiations reached a "substantial framework" during a meeting at the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and that China would delay and reexamine its export controls.
How China is responding to escalating strategic competition with the ... brookings.edu 1 fact
claimIn 2020, the ASEAN bloc became China's primary trading partner, the European Union became the second-largest, and the United States fell to third place.