The survey findings, released by the ISEAS think tank, show a return for the US as ASEAN’s preferred partner after it fell behind rival China in 2024. SINGAPORE: More than half of 2,023 respondents polled across 11 Southeast Asian countries would side with the United States over China “if the region were forced to align itself with one of the two strategic rivals”, according to findings published in an annual think tank survey. The State of Southeast Asia 2025 report, released by the ISEAS-