US interests in Asia have been renewed by the Indo-Pacific Economic framework, bringing Asian nations closer to the West. However, China has been expanding its influence in the region as well. In this episode of Modus Operandi, Manila Chan explore why the US has found it harder to dominate Asia, including the relatively small but influential country of Laos, with Peter Kuznik, director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at The American University, and James Bradley, author of "The China Mirage."
