Introduction: Southeast Asia and Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy (NSP)

Authors

  • Karl Chee Leong LEE Institute of China Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya
  • Nur Shahadah JAMIL Institute of China Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya

Abstract

Welcomed to the December 2023 Issue of International Journal of China Studies (IJCS) in 2023. Unlike the previous June 2023 Issue, this is the first Special Issue published under the watch of the new Editorial Board of IJCS. As part of IJCS’ agenda to feature current and pressing issues revolving around the Greater China region, we are encouraged by the great interests surrounding Taiwan and its international roles to run a Special Issue pertaining to the island nation’s relations with Southeast Asia.

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Author Biographies

Karl Chee Leong LEE, Institute of China Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya

Karl Chee Leong is Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of China Studies (IJCS) and Senior Lecturer for the Institute of China Studies (ICS), Universiti Malaya. His research focuses on Taiwan-Southeast Asia relations, Taiwan’s soft power diplomacy, Indo-Pacific semiconductor politics and Chinese provincial diplomacy in the ASEAN region. His latest publications include the edited book published by Routledge, Taiwan and Southeast Asia: Soft Power and Hard Truths Facing China’s Ascendancy and Special Issue (Vol. 54, Issue 2, 2023) in Asian Affairs journal, Looking South: Comparing the Regional policies of Taiwan and South Korea.

Nur Shahadah JAMIL, Institute of China Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya

Nur Shahadah Jamil is the Guest Editor for this Special Issue and a member of IJCS Editorial Board. She is also a co-convenor for the East Asian International Relations (EAIR) Caucus, which is a research platform for exchange, engagement and empowerment among foreign affairs professionals and international relations scholars in Malaysia. Her research concentrates mainly on China’s foreign policy, South China Sea, Southeast Asian responses to Belt and Road Initiative and East Asian Security. She and is currently serving as Senior Lecturer at Institute of China Studies (ICS), Universiti Malaya.

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Published

31-12-2023