Does China understand the importance of Indonesia in the Indo Pacific arena?
1. China is a continental empire. It has a large hinter land. But two of its longest rivers come from Yang Tze River and Yellow ... Read More
US Indo Pacific Strategy: Malaysia and ASEAN are included in it
The Indo Pacific Strategy Report of the United States in June 2019 (US), which is concurrently with the Asean Outlook on Indo-Pacific, (AOIP), where the ... Read More
For Asean, China’s ships needs to get out first
It is true, although increasingly spurious----based on the latest reports on China's coast guards in Malaysian waters, with some 89 encroachments into the Exclusive Economic ... Read More
Malaysia is (fast) becoming an aging society
PHAR KIM BENG Something serious is happening in Malaysia, and Northeast Asia. Yet, no one is talking about it actively. In fact, the numbers are ... Read More
Is G4 Swine Virus another pandemic from China?
PHAR KIM BENG 1. Pandemic is now heavy on the mind of many, as it should be. But another one could potentially be coming from ... Read More
China’s rise has been trapped by COVID-19 too
Malaysia needs the world economy to do well, in order to be a vibrant economy, especially hoisted by the prosperity of China. China seems to ... Read More
Covid 19 can divide but not destroy the US China relationship and Southeast Asia yet
Sino US relationship, is a dyad, driven by a combination of factors that divide them. Among which includes what Graham Allison at Harvard University calls ... Read More