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China's soft – and less soft – power in Southeast Asia

When Barack Obama announced its 'pivot to Asia' strategy, it was not least a response to China's increasing influence in the region. In a new anthology, China's success in setting footprints in neighboring countries is assessed.

In the shadows of China

Historian Wang Gungwu – known for studying Chinese society – has written his memoirs about an upbringing in British Malaya in the shadow of China that it never became possible to return to.