ASEAN: opinion on the best response towards the US-China rivalry 2023

According to a survey conducted between 2022 and 2023, around 46 percent of respondents from ten ASEAN countries believed ASEAN should stay unified and enhance its resilience in dealing with the pressures from the two major powers. Slightly more than 30 percent of respondents stated that ASEAN should remain neutral and not side with China or the United States.

Most optimal strategic solutions to cope with the U.S.-China rivalry among people in Southeast Asia in 2022 and 2023

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February 2023

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Region

Asia, APAC

Survey time period

November 14, 2022 to January 6, 2023

Number of respondents

1,308 respondents

Special properties

among respondents from ASEAN countries

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original survey question: "ASEAN is caught in the crossfire as Beijing and Washington compete for influence and leadership in Southeast Asia. How should ASEAN best respond?"

ASEAN stands for Association of Southeast Asian Nations and is a political and economic union composed of the ten member states Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

On their calculation methodology for ASEAN average figures, the source states the following:

We decided to apply a different methodology this year assigning a 10% weighted average to each country’s responses to calculate the average figures for ASEAN as a whole. This is to ensure that the responses of each country are represented by equal proportion, given that ASEAN’s decision-making processes are based on each country having equal say, regardless of country or population size.

Respondent share by nationality:

Brunei: n = 9.2%
Cambodia: n = 10.2%
Indonesia: n = 9.3%
Laos: n = 8.2%
Malaysia: n = 9.5%
Myanmar: n = 8.8%
Philippines: n = 7.6%
Singapore: n = 15.9%
Thailand: n = 11%
Vietnam: n = 10.4%