Rethinking China’s Presence in Southeast Asia: Influences, Unintended Consequences, and Ripple Effects
Rethinking China’s Presence in Southeast Asia: Influences, Unintended Consequences, and Ripple Effects
Tuesday, April 26, 20225:00 PM - 6:30 PM (Pacific)
Via Zoom Webinar.
Most studies on China’s relations with Southeast Asian states focus on China’s power and how such power has been used to achieve influence in the region. The emphasis is on intention and causation: how China willingly uses its power to coerce, coopt, or persuade others to behave in a certain way. Professor Han will acknowledge but go beyond this conventional approach to explore the unintended outcomes and ripple effects that are also associated with China’s presence in Southeast Asia. His talk will feature a typology for use in thinking about China’s regional presence and the various everyday forms that it takes. He will argue that we need to understand such nuance and complexity if we are to make sense of China’s relations with Southeast Asia and what they imply.