United States Interference in China's Regional Integration Process: Case Study of Sustainable Energy Projects in Southeast Asia

Energy security is a crucial concern around the world. However, most scholars now analyze China's energy in terms of global events and geopolitics. Little research has argued how current policies introduced by G7 group may indirectly impact strategy to safeguard its Southeast security. This paper analyses motives behind ambitious sustainable projects Asia from perspective. Moreover, future security, it standardized southern neighbors' hard soft infrastructure ASEAN. then discusses group's flagship project Asia, led United States, for fear China becoming regional hegemon. The could also threaten Lastly, this increased competition group, especially improve offered both western countries, which provide more leeway ASEAN countries negotiate.