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 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
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
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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

N. Balakrishnan
N. Balakrishnan

Updated: 2:54pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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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 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
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
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