Abstract
China’s ‘belt and road initiative’ (BRI) has met with some success and some opposition in Southeast Asia. In Malaysia, China’s investment was welcomed by former Prime Minister Najib Razak, but Mahathir put the breaks on several high profile projects when he came back into office in 2018. Some of those projects have now restarted. Why the change in course? And, what do these changes in policy and strategy within Malaysia tell us about larger regional relations in Asia and how we should think about BRI more generally? Why have some countries welcomed Chinese investment while others have pushed back against it? This paper looks at the role of both domestic politics within Malaysia and geostrategic dynamics to offer answers to these questions.
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Politics, Power, and Institutions
KEYWORDS
China BRI Belt and Road Initiative Southeast Asia Malaysia
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