Southeast Asia and the Global South: rhetoric vs reality

As China, India – and others – vie to be the Global South’s champion, Southeast Asia’s complexities challenge the one-size-fits-all narrative. Read More

Southeast Asia and China’s Global Security Initiative: Between ...

While China has begun integrating the GSI into its approach to Southeast Asia, it remains unclear how Beijing’s promises will translate into actions. Read More

BRICS 2025: Anwar calls for fairer global order, says Global South now a key player

Developing nations should no longer be considered as marginal players in the global system as the Global South has risen to possess its own strength in technology, trade, leadership and world morals, ... Read More

Public Opinion on China in the Global South - Asia Society

Global views of China are often understood as divided between a negative Global North and a positive Global South. But is there really a North-South split on China? The dataset presented in the Global ... Read More

Southeast Asia central to global trade response

The response to US tariffs from Southeast Asia has so far been a masterclass. Asia’s success in integrating into global value chains — and being the most efficient producer of goods that the world ... Read More

Southeast Asia needn't take sides in US-China tech rivalry. It can learn from both, experts say

As China and the U.S. compete in artificial intelligence, Southeast Asia should draw from the best of both, panelists said at CNBC’s East Tech West conference. Read More

China Power: As Beijing plays up global peacemaker role, scepticism ...

In an ongoing series on China’s regional influence, CNA examines how the country’s global peacemaker pursuits - from Ukraine to Gaza and Myanmar - are reshaping its standing in Southeast Asia. Read More

Like it or not, the Global South expresses a new geopolitical reality ...

From another perspective, the Global South expresses a new geopolitical reality that most of the world is resisting being classified in terms of a bipolar conflict between the US and China. Read More

Can India Challenge China for Leadership of the ‘Global South’?

Early this year, India brought together the leaders of more than 100 developing and poorer nations for what it called the Voice of Global South Summit, a virtual event. Read More

Biden says U.S.-ASEAN pact to address 'biggest issues of our time'

Southeast Asian heads of government held talks on Saturday with visiting global leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden, who hailed the launch of a new U.S.-ASEAN pact as a critical step ... Read More

Southeast Asia's online scam industry is a global menace - MSN

LAST month, China's president, Xi Jinping, undertook a tour of member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in an effort to shore up his country's relationships amid ... Read More

ASEAN’s False US-China Choice: Rhetoric and Reality

An overemphasis on Southeast Asia’s false choice between Washington and Beijing grossly oversimplifies regional realities. Read More