As China’s power and influence has grown, observers in the West have begun paying increasing attention to Southeast Asia, which has emerged as a key arena of competition between Beijing and its main rivals, including the United States. However, many studies of China’s relations with Southeast Asia tend to prioritize the role of the Chinese … Read more
Advertisement Chinese Premier Li Qiang yesterday referenced his country’s “brotherly ties” with Southeast Asian nations and underscored its economic centrality to the region, amid a rise in frictions in the disputed South China Sea. In yesterday’s ASEAN-China Summit in Jakarta, he told his counterparts from the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that the … Read more
Advertisement China seems to have asserted itself as the power behind BRICS in recent weeks, but closer to home Beijing is flailing. It is struggling to find support in Southeast Asia, where leaders are prepping for the annual ASEAN summit in Jakarta. That follows a solid year for Indonesia as ASEAN chair. Jakarta took a … Read more