Under Beijing's shadow
Subtitle: Southeast Asia's China challenge
By: Murray Hiebert
Contributors: Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.)
Publisher: Center for Strategic & International Studies
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9781442281400
Copyright date: 2020
Subjects: Foreign relations; Relations extérieures; Diplomatic relations
Description: "This compelling book provides a snapshot of how ten countries of Southeast Asia view China with a nuanced mix of hope and anxiety. The stunning growth of China has yanked up the region's economies, but its militarization of the South China Sea and dam building on the Mekong River has nations uneasy about their neighbor's outsized ambitions"--Publisher's description.
Notes: "Release date: August 15, 2020."
Table of contents: title: Intro; title: List of Maps; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: 1. China's March South Greeted by Hope and Anxiety; title: 2. Myanmar: Marriage of Convenience, Not a Match Made in Heaven; title: 3. Cambodia: China's Proxy in Southeast Asia; title: 4. Laos: Frontline State on China's Belt and Road; title: 5. Vietnam: Standing Up to Beijing in the South China Sea; title: 6. Thailand: "Swirling in the Wind"; title: 7. Malaysia: Resetting the Dial with China; title: 8. Singapore: "You Are Ethnic Chinese, So You Shouldn't Oppose Us"; title: 9. Indonesia: China Ties Entangled by Domestic Politics; title: 10. Philippines: Duterte's Strategic Dalliance with Beijing; title: 11. Brunei: China's Investment Drives Relations; title: Epilogue: For Southeast Asia, How Close to China Is Too Close?; title: About the Author; title: About CSIS.