Durian diplomacy creates sweet stink of success
‘Smelly fruit’ has added geopolitical muscles to Southeast Asia nations in trade moves with Beijing
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ASEAN investment scrutiny casts Hong Kong shadow
Perception is fading about the city’s historically legal autonomy and commercial reputation
China’s jingoistic diplomacy tempts Southeast Asia
President Xi’s major tour of Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia illustrates Beijing’s new strategy
Riding a wave of superpower strife in troubled waters
How Beijing turned the South China Sea into a ‘bubbling geopolitical hot spot’ with its ‘nine-dash line’
Chasing an elusive South China Sea code of conduct
Intensified military activity in the disputed waters undermines a peaceful pact between ASEAN and China
ASEAN needs to get in line amid great power rivalry
This is a ‘moment of truth’ for Southeast Asia nations that demands deft diplomacy and regional unity
China-US rivalry raises tension in Southeast Asia
But conflict between the two superpowers over ‘Taiwan is perhaps of greatest concern’ in 2023
Economic integration and the China conundrum
Achieving a balance between strategic and security concerns would bring economic benefits to the Asian region
Biden’s Indo-Pacific policy and the China conundrum
Washington’s plan obscures the strategy ‘to build China out of regional economic and technology networks’
President-elect Biden will target China’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ diplomacy
Building coalitions to tackle Beijing’s predatory trading practices will be high on Biden’s foreign policy agenda