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This online event, held in partnership with Chatham House, invites a panel of experts to examine how Southeast Asian governments manage growing US-China tensions and what outside powers including Japan and the UK can do to engage with the region more effectively.

As the US, China and other outside powers intensify their competition for influence in Southeast Asia, how can regional governments manage growing tensions while maintaining their agency? Southeast Asia has been at the heart of geopolitical rivalries in the past but today the pressures on the region cut across economics, technology and security. This panel will discuss how different Southeast Asian governments are approaching these challenging times and how outside powers can work with the region more effectively.

Key questions to be discussed include:

• How concerned are Southeast Asian governments about US-China rivalry?
• What role can ASEAN play in managing external pressures on the region?
• What are the silver linings of heightened geopolitical competition for Southeast Asian nations?
• How can outside powers better cooperate with Southeast Asian partners?

This event is the first in a three-part series held in partnership with Chatham House.