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China infrastructure in Southeast Asia
China’s Development Financing to Southeast Asia Declining, Report Says
By Sebastian Strangio
According to a new report from the Lowy Institute, Beijing provided 14 percent of the region's overseas development finance in 2021, down from 24 percent in 2015.
Japan Doesn't Need to Compete With China's Belt and Road
By Trissia Wijaya and Yuma Osaki
Chinese and Japanese infrastructure initiatives should not be viewed as out-and-out rivals.
The War on Southeast Asia’s Natural Environment
By Gregory McCann
Southeast Asia's infrastructure boom threatens to destroy the few remaining wilderness sanctuaries in the region.
A Tale of Two Rail Lines: China and Japan’s Soft Power Competition in Indonesia
By Ann Listerud
When it comes to competing for major infrastructure contracts in Asia, China’s rise is far from certain.
Did China Firm ‘Secretly Recall’ Defective Singapore Trains?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The city-state has been rocked by reports of defective subway trains being secretly recalled to China.
China Dam ‘Political Suicide’ for Myanmar’s New Government: Activist
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Approval of controversial Myitsone Dam project seen as unlikely.
Nixed China Aid Leaves Myanmar Agency in Debt, Citizens in Danger
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Without assistance for a tunnel, an irrigation department is in debt and hundreds of thousands are at risk from flooding.
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