Seventy percent of respondents to a survey conducted by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore believe that Southeast Asia should be cautious when negotiating with China on its massive Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure project.
The survey, which was quoted in a report by Reuters on January 6, drew on responses from 1,008 people in all ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean.
The survey found the main concern is that regional nations may be trapped in unsustainable debt to China. That perception was strongest in Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, the survey showed.
Nearly half of the respondents said that BRI would bring Asean “closer into China’s orbit”, one-third were of the impression that the project lacked transparency and 16% believed it would finally fail.
At the same time the study showed that people in Asean countries are increasingly skeptical of America’s commitment to the region as a strategic partner, while China’s reach is growing both politically and economically.
Seventy three percent of the respondents believe that China now holds the greatest economic influence in the region and has more clout politically and strategically than the United States.
Six out of ten respondents felt that US influence has deteriorated from a year ago and two-thirds believed US engagement with Southeast Asia had declined.
About a third said they had little or no confidence in the US as a strategic partner and guarantor of regional security.
At the same time, fewer than one in ten saw China as a “benign and benevolent power”, with nearly half saying Beijing possessed “an intent to turn Southeast Asia into its sphere of influence.”
ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore got info quoted in a report by Reuters on January 6, drew on responses from 1,008 people in all ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean. DO you know Reuters is nos.1 -CIA assets-English media to criticizes China had been longer time all the while-related to businesses/economy/trade. Eg: Kent Moore,Jim Rickards and many more to named anti China. ISEAS had not doing the work properly and misleading- lazy info -not -professional institute,wrong research, bad efficiently status, just import from irrelevant,irresponsible ,may fake facts as well. Let tell you at other aspect of other side-countries. Before the mega or even small contract,there skeptical to corruption happened around arises. China had no control or interfere the other countries doing business or contract deal -corruption. This is Not dead trap,but should blame their own politician for huge corruption. Mega project Is supposed for their country infrastructure to improve the livelihood of people .Proven in China had lifted poverty 800 million people in China after infrastructure had done after 40years. Why not to other country? Not dead trap! No dead trap!this US the slogan to make poor country from progress. Since US is rich ,why don’t the US do some form to help poor country. Who do you like to listen???US -destroy or China is building.
ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore got info quoted in a report by Reuters on January 6, drew on responses from 1,008 people in all ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean. DO you know Reuters is nos.1 -CIA assets-English media to criticizes China had been longer time all the while-related to businesses/economy/trade. Eg: Kent Moore,Jim Rickards and many more to named anti China. ISEAS had not doing the work properly and misleading- lazy info -not -professional institute,wrong research, bad efficiently status, just import from irrelevant,irresponsible ,may fake facts as well. Let tell you at other aspect of other side-countries. Before the mega or even small contract,there skeptical to corruption happened around arises. China had no control or interfere the other countries doing business or contract deal -corruption. This is Not dead trap,but should blame their own politician for huge corruption. Mega project Is supposed for their country infrastructure to improve the livelihood of people .Proven in China had lifted poverty 800 million people in China after infrastructure had done after 40years. Why not to other country? Not dead trap! No dead trap!this US the slogan to make poor country from progress. Since US is rich ,why don’t the US do some form to help poor country. Who do you like to listen???US -destroy or China is building.
Go back to US,that Trump need more jobs for here not in India.
Go back to US,that Trump need more jobs for here not in India.
Asia Times can be more pro US and western allies-Anglo-saxon.,some cases.
Asia Times can be more pro US and western allies-Anglo-saxon.,some cases.
Singapore, or Lee family, has a old account to settle down with former Malay CP. Though the leader passed away for years, Singapore still refuses his remains to be buried in his home place. There are some old generation graduates of the Chinese education system in the past still remember their pro CP times . And even more in Malaysia, they are in the form of socialist party , keep a memory of their leaders, and call for a bury place for them in Singapore. For them, Lee is not only a anti CP guard, he was a double dealer, beginning his career as leftist lawyer, won support from CP led workers movement, then betrayed them in cooperation with British lords. He might be enrolled in his Cambridge days to act for the colonialists, and it was no wonder because the one time general secreteray of Malay CP , a Mr Lee , was proved a British agent. Lee was in cooperation with UK all the time when in power, learnt to play games in UK way. He , with his Chinese blood, approached Chair Mao and generations of Chinese leaders, including JIN Ping Xi, acting as agent in between China and Western world, as well as bwt Beijing and Taibei, China and SEA group. Of cause, Singapore has got most, the huge market of China, and the talents paid by China. The most , Lee won the peer position with Kissinger and other big shots in the world, at the same time balanced the west powers for Lee’s goodness, the strongman in the free world, all these with the help of China’s clout. China learnt to know Lee’s game finally, and Lee’s last will for Singapore has been to prepare to join Malaysia, and never to be a third China.
Singapore, or Lee family, has a old account to settle down with former Malay CP. Though the leader passed away for years, Singapore still refuses his remains to be buried in his home place. There are some old generation graduates of the Chinese education system in the past still remember their pro CP times . And even more in Malaysia, they are in the form of socialist party , keep a memory of their leaders, and call for a bury place for them in Singapore. For them, Lee is not only a anti CP guard, he was a double dealer, beginning his career as leftist lawyer, won support from CP led workers movement, then betrayed them in cooperation with British lords. He might be enrolled in his Cambridge days to act for the colonialists, and it was no wonder because the one time general secreteray of Malay CP , a Mr Lee , was proved a British agent. Lee was in cooperation with UK all the time when in power, learnt to play games in UK way. He , with his Chinese blood, approached Chair Mao and generations of Chinese leaders, including JIN Ping Xi, acting as agent in between China and Western world, as well as bwt Beijing and Taibei, China and SEA group. Of cause, Singapore has got most, the huge market of China, and the talents paid by China. The most , Lee won the peer position with Kissinger and other big shots in the world, at the same time balanced the west powers for Lee’s goodness, the strongman in the free world, all these with the help of China’s clout. China learnt to know Lee’s game finally, and Lee’s last will for Singapore has been to prepare to join Malaysia, and never to be a third China.