Ep.209 | Southeast Asia and the Belt and Road Initiative

Описание: What role has China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) played in Southeast Asia so far? In this episode, Dr. Ian Chong holds an in-depth dialogue with Dr. Ngeow Chow Bing, another nonresident scholar at Carnegie China; and Muhammad Habib, a researcher at the Department of International Relations, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Indonesia. The three scholars discuss how the BRI has affected perceptions of China in Southeast Asia and the China-Southeast Asia relations.

Dr. Ian Chong is a nonresident scholar at Carnegie China, where he examines U.S.-China dynamics in Southeast Asia and the broader Asia-Pacific. He is also an associate professor of political science at the National University of Singapore.

Dr. Ngeow Chow Bing is a nonresident scholar at Carnegie China. He focuses on China’s relations with Southeast Asian countries.

Muhammad Habib is a researcher at the Department of International Relations, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Indonesia. His main research areas include international political economy, Indonesia-U.S. bilateral relations, and Indonesia-China bilateral relations.

0:25 Introduction
1:27 BRI’s role in Southeast Asia
4:23 BRI’s impact on relations between Southeast Asian countries
7:53 China’s BRI projects shifting to “small and beautiful”
12:20 Factors behind BRI’s attractions in Southeast Asia
19:03 BRI and local controversies in Southeast Asia
26:30 Are pre-conditions necessary for BRI projects?
29:57 Public perception of Southeast Asian countries through BRI
33:40 History of China’s engagement in Indonesia

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