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Most in Asean prefer China over US in survey, Trump cited as biggest concern

South China Morning Post · · 266 words · By Kolette Lim
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“Most Southeast Asians would choose China as a strategic partner over the US if forced to pick”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Golden Triangle is a large, mountainous region of approximately 200,000 km2 (77,000 sq mi) in northeastern Myanmar, Northern Thailand and northern Laos, centered on the confluence of the Ruak and …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland Chin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stereotypes of East Asians in the United States are ethnic stereotypes found in American society about first-generation immigrants and their American-born descendants and citizenry with East Asian anc…
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“Last year, 52.3 per cent of respondents preferred the US, with the remaining 47.7 per cent choosing China”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Femboy ( ) is a slang term that typically refers to young, male individuals who express themselves with traditionally feminine characteristics, or—in the variant spelling femboi—to young trans men or …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pakatan Harapan (PH; stylised as HARAPAN; English: Alliance of Hope) is a Malaysian political coalition consisting of centrist and centre-left political parties which was formed in 2015 to succeed the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yusof bin Ishak Al-Haj ( YUUSS-off bin ISS-hahk; 12 August 1910 – 23 November 1970) was a Singaporean journalist, civil servant, and politician who served as the head of state of Singapore from 1959 t…
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“Support for China was stronger in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Official Southeast Asia Charts (shortened to the Official SEA Charts) are a collection of record charts launched in 2025 by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Based …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Peranakan Chinese () are an ethnic group defined by their genealogical descent from the first waves of Southern Chinese settlers to maritime Southeast Asia, known as Nanyang (Chinese: 南洋; pinyin: …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Singapore, officially the State of Singapore, was one of the 14 states of Malaysia from 16 September 1963 to 9 August 1965. Singapore was previously a British colony, which was originally part of the …
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“The US remained the preferred choice in the Philippines, Myanmar and Vietnam”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about US preference in the Philippines, Myanmar, and Vietnam.
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“ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute interviewed 2,008 respondents across 11 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the survey methodology details about the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute survey.
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“The survey was conducted from January 5 to February 20”
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“The start of the survey happened a few days after US President Donald Trump authorised the capture of Venezuela’s former leader, Nicolas Maduro, and announced that Washington would indefinitely control the sale of the South American nation’s oil”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about the survey timing being linked to Trump's Venezuela-related actions.
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