Visitors watch a mother and daughter pair of pandas play at the Malaysian zoo in Kuala Lumpur. The pandas are on loan from China to celebrate bilateral ties. Photo: EPA
A rising China is good news for ethnic Chinese in Southeast Asia – up to a point
N. Balakrishnan says the Chinese diaspora may enjoy the cultural pride and economic opportunities that come with a stronger China, but no one wants it as a competitor
Visitors watch a mother and daughter pair of pandas play at the Malaysian zoo in Kuala Lumpur. The pandas are on loan from China to celebrate bilateral ties. Photo: EPA