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Scholz in China – Big Gestures, Small Effects?

22 April 2024 No Comments

PDF Our German intern, Pauline Geyer, sheds light on the recent visit of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to China, offering fresh perspectives and insights. «Chancellor Scholz’s recent visit to

G2: as simple as a phone call ?

4 April 2024 No Comments

PDF Jean-François Di Meglio shares a new analysis about the Sino-American discussion, April the 2nd. « April 2nd’s telephone call with president Joe Biden fortified the mutual tone of respect

[DiploMatrix Q1 2024] • Comparative analysis of the China-Philippines and China-Vietnam pairs • François Issard and Élodie Papin

11 March 2024 No Comments

PDF DiploMatrix ranks the Philippines in the top 10 countries with the highest tensions with China. In contrast to the deterioration in China-Philippines relations illustrated by the “DiploMatrix” tool, a

Memo – Southeast Asia and the BRI – Annual Seminar

Memo of the annual seminar of the Observatory, 21 January, 2019, in partnership with Irsem. With Prof. Jay Batongbacal (University of the Philippines, Institute for Maritime Affairs and law of the Sea), Dr Vannarith Chheang (ISEAS-NTU-AVI), Emmanuel Dubois de Prisque (Institut Thomas More), Dr Juliette Genevaz (IRSEM), Bruno Hellendorf (Egmont Institute & European Policy Centre), Dr Elsa Lafaye de Micheaux (University Rennes 2).

Compte-rendu par Tom Eisenchteter

Myth versus reality. Enthusiasm versus suspicion. Investment versus debt. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) provokes mixed feelings among the Southeast Asian leaders and population. More importantly, it impacts national strategies as the Chinese initiative can be seen as a deus exmachina to eventually support old projects. Is it thus a true ‘win-win’ situation, as Xi Jinping stated? In every country, the reactions are far from being simple as they are at the crossroads of the military, political and business elites, laying between national and local interests and stretching from nationalism to the critical need for infrastructure.

Introduction
Malaysia on the Belt and Road again
ASEAN and Cambodia’s loose alignment with China
The Belt and Road Initiative and the Transforming International Order: a Philippine Perspective
Indonesia and the BRI
Concluding Remarks: France in all that