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Hoang Thi Ha

Hoang Thi Ha

Hoang Thi Ha is Senior Fellow and Co-coordinator of the Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore.
Hoang Thi Ha is Senior Fellow and Co-coordinator of the Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore.
Languages Spoken:
English

Asian Angle | What the China-US stability pact means for Southeast Asia

The real test of Beijing and Washington’s adoption of ‘constructive strategic stability’ will be how words translate into action.

As China, India – and others – vie to be the Global South’s champion, Southeast Asia’s complexities challenge the one-size-fits-all narrative.

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Vietnam’s access to financing by Japan and South Korea, as well as public distrust in China, are factors why it does not host any flagship belt and projects.

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Some Southeast Asian countries are shifting from a position of studied neutrality as impact of war makes it difficult to ignore brute use of force and its corrosive effect on rules-based order.

A fabricated article was used to refute allegations about the negative environmental impact of Chinese dam building, with Beijing’s leaders, hydropower companies, experts emphasising that China is benevolent towards downstream states in its dam operations.

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Asean remains a bystander to the multitude of environmental challenges and geopolitical dynamics that are unfolding in the Mekong basin, despite being the premier regional grouping for Southeast Asia.

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