The Political Economy of a Rising China in Southeast Asia: Malaysia’s Response to the Belt and Road Initiative
Hong Liu,Guanie Lim +1 more
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The authors argued that the political elites in a relatively weak and small state such as Malaysia are a threat to China's financial might, and argued that weak states getting overwhelmed by China’s financial might are a source of instability.Abstract:
Disputing research that depicts weak states getting overwhelmed by China’s financial might, this article argues that the political elites in a relatively weak and small state such as Malaysia are a...read more
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The scale of biodiversity impacts of the Belt and Road Initiative in Southeast Asia
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New Chinese Capitalism and the ASEAN Economic Community
Hong Liu,Yishu Zhou +1 more
TL;DR: This article contextualized the phenomenon of new Chinese capitalism against an understanding of the political economy of Southeast Asia and the role of Chinese capitalism with the diaspora Chinese, and discussed the regional architecture of the AEC and its implications for the preexisting and deeply ingrained politico-economic relations prevalent in Southeast Asia.