ARTICLES

13 Dec 2024

Thailand and the Chinese Import Surge: Possible Policy Responses

Archanun Kohpaiboon|Prasert Vijithnopparat

Apart from tariffs and import bans, there are more reasonable options to address the surge of Chinese imports into Thailand.

9 Dec 2024

Amidst Malaysia’s Rising Polarisation: What More Mandarin-speaking Non-Chinese Malaysians Show

James Chai

More non-Chinese Malaysians are enrolling their children in Chinese vernacular primary schools, and Malaysia’s job market increasingly favours Mandarin speakers as China’s power grows. How might this impact Malaysia’s inter-ethnic relations?

China China-Malaysia Relations Malaysia Race Relations

28 Nov 2024

Re-ordering the World: China’s Global South Focus versus the Ally-centric Approach of the US

Hoang Thi Ha|Pham Thi Phuong Thao

Institutional balancing has become a key strategy in US-China strategic competition, with both powers taking different approaches in leveraging their institutional networks to advance their strategic agenda. Southeast Asian countries have straddled both institutional realms advocated respectively by China and the US, while continuing to leverage ASEAN-led mechanisms to advance their interests.

China Security US

22 Nov 2024

Prabowo’s Overtures to China and Ramifications on the South China Sea Dispute

Ian Storey

In one sentence, Jakarta appears to have undermined its long-standing position in the South China Sea.

China Indonesia South China Sea

19 Nov 2024

Black Myth: Wukong — When a Chinese Icon Skips National Borders

Xue Song

The success of a Chinese role-playing game featuring a famous cultural icon from China has made headway in Indonesia, highlighting how these symbols can resonate internationally.

China China-Indonesia Relations Indonesia

18 Nov 2024

Has China Changed its Policy Towards Chinese Overseas?

Leo Suryadinata

In 2024, senior Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao made a clear distinction between Huaqiao and Huaren, emphasising that they possess different political loyalties. Huaren’s political loyalty, he noted, is tied only to the country of citizenship. In substance, however, Beijing’s policy of blurring the distinction between Huaqiao and Huaren remains unchanged.

China Ethnic Immigration Southeast Asia

13 Nov 2024

China’s Increased Investment in Vietnam: Opportunities and Challenges

Le Hong Hiep

Chinese investments in Vietnam have surged. But they bring not only opportunities but also challenges for the latter.

China China-Vietnam Relations Vietnam Vietnamese Economy

4 Nov 2024

The Philippines’ Near-Standoff with China at Sabina Shoal: Bolstering Preventive Deployment

Edcel John A. Ibarra

The Philippines has tried a new tactic of preventive deployment at Sabina Shoal but more must be done.

China Philippines South China Sea

30 Oct 2024

Finding the Sweet Spot Amidst Major Power Rivalry: The Case of Vinfast

Angel Hsu

VinFast, the electric vehicle manufacturer from Vietnam, is making inroads into the US. This would help, in not an insignificant way, the US to attain its climate change goals.

China China-U.S. Relations EV Cars US

29 Oct 2024

Sino-US Competition: Southeast Asia Retains Agency

Stephen Olson

Amid intensified Sino-US competition, Southeast Asia countries are mistakenly seen as pawns on the geopolitical chessboard. In reality, they possess a fair degree of agency.

China China-U.S. Relations US