Original Source: Southeast Asian Affairs
A quarterly journal published by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Xiamen University since 1974. The journal publishes research on Southeast Asian politics, economy, history, overseas Chinese, society, education, literature, international relations, and relations between China and countries in the region.
This article, penned by scholars from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Tongji University, explores how China can use the BRI to navigate U.S. trade and technology controls. Drawing on three case studies of BRI projects in Southeast Asia, the authors suggest Beijing can better insulate itself from the impact of U.S. controls through deepened economic integration with BRI partners. They also argue it will be important to ensure BRI projects benefit partners in areas from technology upgrading to human capital development, to challenge what they see as Western efforts to discredit the BRI among China’s neighboring countries.