2 Sep 2025 US-China AI Competition: Southeast Asia Will Need to Strike a Balance Ryan Hass As China and the US intensify competition in the AI domain, Southeast Asia countries will find themselves in the same old dilemma of “not choosing sides”. Artificial Intelligence China US
27 Aug 2025 China’s Overtures to Southeast Asia: Xi Takes the Lead Sense Hofstede Chinese leader Xi Jinping has taken a personal interest in driving high-level visits to Southeast Asia. This reflects the region’s growing importance and Beijing’s bid to manage global uncertainty. China China-Southeast Asia relations Chinese Foreign Policy Southeast Asia
19 Aug 2025 Scarborough Shoal Incident Might Raise Tensions Ian Storey|Aries A. Arugay A recent incident between the Philippine Coast Guard and China’s maritime forces could presage a change in tactics by the latter. If this is so, tensions in the disputed area might head north. China China-Philippine Relations Philippine South China Sea
19 Aug 2025 Ceasefire on Borrowed Time: The Fragility of Great Power Mediation in the Thai-Cambodian Dispute Napon Jatusripitak|Tita Sanglee The involvement of China and the US in the Thai-Cambodian dispute is useful, but it also obscures the need for both Southeast Asian neighbours to reduce the incidence of escalation on the ground. Cambodia-Thailand Relations China US
30 Jul 2025 Why Students from China Are Picking Malaysia over Traditional Destinations Koh Sin Yee Mainland Chinese student numbers in Malaysian universities have surged recently, driven by affordability, proximity, and cultural familiarity, as well as restrictions in traditional study destinations such as the US. China China-Malaysia Relations Education Malaysia
25 Jul 2025 China’s Global Security Initiative: Not About Picking Sides Qian Yuming China has sought to promote its Global Security Initiative in Southeast Asia by implementing tangible projects in regional countries. ASEAN-China Relations China Security
22 Jul 2025 Malaysia’s Push for the ASEAN-GCC-China Summit: Connecting Past and Present Kuik Cheng-Chwee Malaysia’s initiative to establish the ASEAN-GCC-China summit underscores a long-standing desire to connect past and present. ASEAN China Malaysia Malaysian Politics Southeast Asia
15 Jul 2025 A ‘Reverse Nixon’ Attempt by Trump? A Chinese View Qian Yuming In 1972, US President Nixon forged ties with China to counter the Soviet Union; will – or can – President Trump do the reverse today by aligning with Russia against China? China Russia U.S. U.S. Foreign Policy
14 Jul 2025 Caught in the Crossfire: Vietnam and the Chinese Transshipment Dilemma Le Hong Hiep Vietnam is caught in the middle as the US seeks to clamp down on China using it as a backdoor into the American market. China China-Vietnam Relations Trade U.S. U.S.-Vietnam Relations Vietnam
11 Jul 2025 The 2016 South China Sea Ruling at Nine: Where Does ASEAN Stand? Pham Ngoc Minh Trang Nine years after an international arbitral tribunal ruled in the Philippines’ favour against China on the two parties’ disputed claims in the South China Sea, there are some glimmers of a more coherent – but still imperfect and incomplete – ASEAN position on the hotspot issue. ASEAN China China-Philippine Relations Philippine South China Sea
