Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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The more powerful a rising nation becomes, the more vulnerable it feels. Michael Wesley argues that China is no different, and that Southeast Asia sits at the heart of its anxieties.

Wesley was speaking at the Lowy Institute in conversation with Sam Roggeveen, Director of the International Security Program.

Watch the full conversation: youtube.com/live/KnA7uk2KGss?si=rdi_ABB55viw-i_0