A woman in a face mask walks through a shop decorated for the Lunar New Year in Bangkok on January 24. Photo: AFP
Opinion
Opinion
Peter T. C. Chang
How Southeast Asia’s Chinese diaspora could play a leading role in defusing Sino-US rivalry
China has woken up to its historical failure to shape how the world sees it. In the battle to influence global opinion, amid the US-China trade war, the Chinese community in Southeast Asia can help bridge the gap between East and West