Mr John Lee is director of consultancy East West Futures, a researcher at the Leiden Asia Centre, and was Visiting Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. Previously, he was a senior analyst at the Mercator Institute for China Studies and worked at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Department of Defence.
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The AI-Robotics Revolution, China-US Rivalry and Southeast Asia
John Lee
China is best positioned to achieve mass implementation of ‘embodied AI’, i.e., the integration of AI with robotics. This provides significant opportunities for Southeast Asian economies keen to develop real-world applications of AI. However, how far countries will go in adopting China’s AI technology stack will be shaped by US-China strategic competition, which is increasingly being played out in the AI and robotics sectors.
The Sino-US Trade War Presents Hard Choices for Southeast Asia
John Lee
In the ensuing Sino-US trade war, China, to use Trump’s lingo, has more cards to play than its economic rival.
Southeast Asia Can Navigate Growing Fractures in Global Automotive Sector
John Lee
Southeast Asia has become another front in the ensuing technology wars between China and the US.
Roundtable on the Return of Trump and Implications for ASEAN-US Relations
Thomas Daniel|Joanne Lin|Don McLain Gill|John Lee|Maria Monica Wihardja|Brian Eyler
The re-election of Donald Trump as the President of the US for a second term is poised to reshape the trajectory of ASEAN-US relations, bringing significant shifts across multiple domains. In December, ASEANFocus+ sought experts’ insights on how the dynamics of this partnership are expected to evolve, in areas of geopolitics, trade, the South China Sea, technological governance, energy, and environmental cooperation.
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The ‘Second China Shock’ and its Implications for Southeast Asia
John Lee
China’s progress up the technological ladder will impact Southeast Asian economies.