https://www.scmp.com/rss/323310/feed Xue Gong is Assistant Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Political elites across Southeast Asia view the United States and China as two magnetic poles, pulling their countries in opposite directions. How can that be balanced? In Washington, the bipartisan consensus is that Beijing is a rival that is intent on chipping away at the US’ global leadership. China has indeed been steadily expanding its economic influence in Southeast Asia. It is Asean’s biggest trading partner and has visibly entrenched itself in the region through its Belt and Road... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3201804/how-asean-can-bridge-us-china-gap-and-reap-economic-benefits-amid-potential-flashpoints?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3201804/how-asean-can-bridge-us-china-gap-and-reap-economic-benefits-amid-potential-flashpoints?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Dec 2022 01:30:16 +0000 Analysts have tried to interpret China’s rejection of the UN arbitration on the South China Sea dispute from Beijing’s strategic and regional security policy perspectives. What is missing in all such analyses is the increasing role of Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs), some of which may even be complicating China’s position in the dispute. But in addition to the defence industries, there are other less well known but active SOEs reaping benefits from the South China Sea disputes. Cruising... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2020096/welcome-conflict-tourism-how-chinese-state-firms-are-using?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2020096/welcome-conflict-tourism-how-chinese-state-firms-are-using?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Sep 2016 03:02:57 +0000