https://www.scmp.com/rss/507360/feed Cassey Lee is Senior Fellow and Coordinator of the Regional Economic Studies Programme at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Cassey Lee Cassey Lee Chinese President Xi Jinping’s three-day visit to Malaysia in mid-April has been described in glowing terms by both countries’ leaders. Xi enthused that bilateral ties were entering a “new golden era”, while Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim affirmed that “Malaysia will remain an unwavering and principled friend to China”. The effusive statements from the two leaders undoubtedly signal closer diplomatic and economic cooperation in the future. This is evidenced by the exchange of 31 memorandums of... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3309790/will-malaysia-gravitate-further-towards-china-new-golden-era-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3309790/will-malaysia-gravitate-further-towards-china-new-golden-era-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 May 2025 02:30:09 +0000 Southeast Asia has not suffered as much from the coronavirus pandemic as many other parts of the world. Despite having about 9 per cent of the global population, it has only registered around 2 per cent of the total cases, and 1 per cent of the fatalities. This was partly thanks to early draconian measures such as cross-border travel restrictions and lockdowns that many countries in the region implemented – but these also had a significant impact on their economies, particularly in the second... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3103645/southeast-asia-escaped-worst-covid-19-its-economic-effects-could?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3103645/southeast-asia-escaped-worst-covid-19-its-economic-effects-could?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Sep 2020 08:00:18 +0000