"The rationale for this volume on China's Rise in Mainland ASEAN: New Dynamics and Changing Landscapes stems from the rise in recent years of China, ASEAN's giant neighbor, and in its wake the significant economic, political, and socio-cultural developments in the ASEAN region. In the last two...

1. ASEAN in Japanese Multilateral Foreign Policy 9. - 2. Embarking on Japan's ASEAN Policy: The Limitation of the Mainstream 31. - 3. Straightening the ASEAN-Indochina Divide: The Pursuit of the Alternative Stream 66. - 4. Consolidating an ASEAN-centred Policy: The Challenge of the Intermediate...

"As Malaysia's economy grows and flourishes, strong new links are being forged with other developing countries in the region and beyond. This book examines these new links. It argues that as many countries with which Malaysia has new links are Indian Ocean countries, many of them Muslim...