China, The United States, and the Future of Southeast AsiaDistinguished experts explain the economic trends and varied political goals at work in Southeast Asia. With Chinas emergence as a powerful entity in Southeast Asia, the region has become an unlikely site of conflict between two of the worlds great powers. The United States, historically regarded as the protector of Pacific Southeast Asiaconsisting of nations such as Vietnam, the Philippines, Myanmar, and Malaysiais now called upon to respond to what