CSIS Asia strives to give space for informed views of international relations from through out the Asia Pacific. Here Southeast Asia Chair Ernie Bower discusses future Sino-American competition and potential friction in the region from the perspective of ANU Professor Hugh White. As cogitASIA documented in our recent year in review, 2012 was an eventful period for U.S.-China relations. Enjoy the latest Dialog below.

For those keen to learn more Professor White discussed these issues and more in much greater detail in a late December CSIS event with Freeman Chair in China Studies Chris Johnson titled, “Australia in the Asian Century: Between America and China,” which you can watch here.