Progress and limitations in Malaysia-Taiwan relations under Taiwan's New Southbound Policy

For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/Dr. Ngeow Chow-Bing, Deputy Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation at the Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya, explains that "In general, Malaysia welcomes the NSP. Since 2016, there has been an acceleration of economic exchanges, intensification of people-to-people ties, and increased sub-national level interactions.

Nexuses between knowledge and policy: China studies in Pakistani think tanks

This article looks at China studies produced in Pakistani think tanks, and then it explores nexuses between knowledge and policy. Think tanks are considered as ‘knowledge reservoirs’. Their knowledge is taken as input and feedback on important policy issues. Their close relationship with policy institutions, in terms of, their contributions, feedback, inputs, and ideas help shape policies. In Pakistan, think tanks have played a pivotal role in generating ideas, discourses and public opinion in society. Interestingly, these domestic images on China and Pakistan-China relations in Pakistani think tanks show how historical knowledge could contribute to shaping Pakistan’s China policy. The study argues that the previous studies on China and Pakistan-China relations have been dictated by power politics factors in which India and US have loomed large. In this article, a Constructivist perspective of International Relations is chosen to understand, how ideas, discourses, studies, and knowledge could shape Pakistan’s policy towards China. Adopting the qualitative approach, this research collected data through primary and secondary sources. It conducted interviews from the senior think tank analysts in Pakistan. This study revealed that indigenous knowledge produced in Pakistani think tanks, in particular, China Studies, have positively contributed to shaping Pakistan’s China policy

Malaysia-China defence ties: managing feud in the South China sea

Notwithstanding the South China Sea dispute, there is support within the political and military leadership in Malaysia to develop and maintain defence cooperation with China. An unwritten mutual understanding seems to help both sides to contain their respective actions in the South China Sea within certain limits.Published versio

Malaysia’s China Policy and the South China Sea Dispute Under the Najib Administration (2009–2018): A Domestic Policy Process Approach

The past explanations of Malaysia’s policy responses to China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea centered on systemic, economic, and ideational factors. I adopt a different approach by looking into the decision-making process of Malaysia’s China policy during Najib Razak’s administration (2009–2018). I explain that the China policy decision-making process under Najib was divided into two channels, one focusing on nonsecurity matters and the other on security matters, with the prime minister seated at the top of the two channels, while there were very little interactions between the two channels. These characteristics could partially explain the nature and outcome of Malaysia’s South China Sea policy posture. © 2019 Policy Studies Organizatio

Book Review: Mertha, Andrew: Brothers in Arms: Chinese Aid to the Khmer Rouge, 1975–1979

Book Review of the Monograph: Mertha, Andrew (2014), Brothers in Arms: Chinese Aid to the Khmer Rouge, 1975–1979. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, ISBN: 9780801452659, 175 page

Book Review: Mertha, Andrew: Brothers in Arms: Chinese Aid to the Khmer Rouge, 1975–1979

Book Review of the Monograph: Mertha, Andrew (2014), Brothers in Arms: Chinese Aid to the Khmer Rouge, 1975–1979. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, ISBN: 9780801452659, 175 page