Chinese Investments in Southeast Asia: Patterns and Significance

Bys: Goh, Evelyn and Nan, Liu

Southeast Asia's growing economic linkages with China have generated political opportunities and strategic concerns in equal measure. This study provides a fuller picture of Chinese investments in Southeast Asia for those seeking to understand its significance and impacts. From their carefully constructed dataset, Goh and Liu provide a regionwide, multi-sectoral analysis quantitative survey and analysis of key changes in Chinese investments in Southeast Asian economies over fifteen years, from 2005 to 2019. Additionally, they provide a qualitative assessment of the geopolitical significance of these trends and patterns. Thus, this study creates a baseline understanding of more recent Chinese investments in the region. In the near future, when a feasible data series can be collated for the years from 2020, it will also allow a sharper analysis of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Chinese investments in the region.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9815104578
• ISBN13: 9789815104578
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"