Mr Richard McGregor, Professor Kai He, Dr Gregory Raymond, Professor Jingdong Yuan, Associate Professor Pichamon Yeophantong, Professor Justin Hastings
Biography:
Richard McGregor is an Australian journalist, writer, and author. He is currently working as a Senior Fellow at the Lowy Institute based in Sydney, Australia.
Kai HE is Professor of International Relations in the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University, Australia.
Gregory Raymond is a senior lecturer at ANU’s Strategic and Defence Studies Centre researching Southeast Asian politics and foreign relations, with a focus on Thailand and the Mekong states.
Jingdong YUAN is Senior Researcher and Director, China and Asia Security Programme at Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. He is also a research affiliate of the China Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.
Dr Pichamon Yeophantong is Head of Research and Associate Professor at the Centre for Future Defence and National Security, Deakin University.
Justin Hastings Justin Hastings is Professor in International Relations and Comparative Politics in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, where he is also affiliated with the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, the China Studies Centre, the Sydney Cyber Security Network, and the Centre of International Security Studies.
Abstract:
The social, political and economic relationships between China and the countries of Southeast Asia are a crucial set of interactions in the determination of the future of the Asia Pacific Region. Those relationships have been sources of tension and cooperation for centuries, and the new era of geopolitics in the region must be seen against those backgrounds as well as in any new configurations of power and influence. The speakers in this roundtable discussion are all acknowledged experts on the international politics of China-Southeast Asia relations, if from different perspectives.
This roundtable is sponsored by the Centre for China Studies and the Sydney Southeast Asian Centre at the University of Sydney