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Southeast Asia and the South China Sea

2024/10/28
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Charmaine Willoughby: 我认为中国在南海的行动受到习近平和中国共产党的影响，追求国家利益可以理解。然而，当中国的主张与其他国家的主张相冲突时，问题就变得复杂。菲律宾最关注南海问题，而对湄公河等问题的关注较少。尽管如此，我认为透明度倡议并未真正改变中国的行为，因此其是否成功仍有疑问。 Chanintira "Neen" na Thalang: 我认为东盟各国对中国的看法不一致，尤其是在南海问题上。一些国家认为中国在南海积极扩张，而其他非声索国，特别是东南亚大陆国家，为了不影响与中国的关系，选择忽视中国的行动。南海争端影响东盟的中心地位和信誉，因为成员国在南海和湄公河问题上存在分歧，且东盟在支持成员国方面作用不够强大。我们应该更多地互相支持，这意味着南海问题和湄公河问题都应该被提上东盟的议程，成为我们共同的问题。

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The discussion begins by examining China's role in the South China Sea, highlighting the contrasting perspectives among Southeast Asian states. Some view China's actions as aggressive expansion, while others prioritize maintaining relations with China, even overlooking certain actions.
  • Contrasting perspectives on China's role in the South China Sea.
  • Some view China's actions as aggressive expansion.
  • Others prioritize maintaining relations with China, overlooking some actions.
  • Vietnam's unique position due to both South China Sea disputes and Mekong River issues.

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China in the World is back with a special series of five episodes focusing on Southeast Asian perspectives on China.

In the first episode, Ian Chong, a nonresident scholar at Carnegie China, discusses the South China Sea with Charmaine Willoughby, also a nonresident scholar at Carnegie China who focuses on alliances, maritime security, and security cooperation; and Chanintira "Neen" na Thalang, an associate professor at the Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand, whose research interests include Thai foreign policy, ethnic conflicts and regional security in Southeast Asia. The three scholars share their insights on the role China is playing in the South China Sea, and the wider implications of the ongoing disputes and their trajectories for Southeast Asia and beyond.