By Mehmet Enes Beşer As President Xi Jinping’s Southeast Asian tour in last year makes headlines, it is the symbolism rather than the content of his meeting that contradicts the Chinese leadership’s priorities in the region. Among the highlights is China’s enhanced partnership with Cambodia. China’s ideology diplomacy, or alternatively described as idealism or pragmatism, is rich soil in Cambodia ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer For decades, Thailand has been Southeast Asia’s automotive powerhouse, earning the title of the “Detroit of Asia.” Thailand boasts a robust manufacturing base, world-class logistics centers, and stable policy backing, which have attracted investments from top carmakers and made it a regional export hub. But a nuanced shift may be in the works. Chinese electric vehicle ...