ASEAN’s led regional mechanism would not be effective and impactful without the support of its strategic partners, including the US, China, Japan, and India. Although the strategic significance of these strategic partners are well-recognized, Southeast Asians’ perceptions on the US, China, Japan and India are often not known. In 2023, FPCI, in collaboration with the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), conducted a regional survey titled “Survey of ASEAN Peoples’ Perceptions on China, India, Japan, and the USA.” The survey successfully gathered responses from 1,722 participants spanning all ASEAN member countries, including Timor-Leste. To dive deeper into the survey’s results, FPCI convened a “Public Debrief: Survey of ASEAN Peoples’ Perceptions on China, India, Japan, and USA.” This public debriefing explored the significance of these perceptions, discussed why they matter and uncovered further geopolitical insights that may arise from the survey findings.
Survey of ASEAN Peoples’ Perceptions on China, India, Japan, and the USA.
