Op Eds

“COVID-19 feared to exacerbate Indonesia’s haze health crisis” – Op-Ed by Aninda Dewayanti in EAF

 

This article was published by East Asia Forum on 25 August 2020.

 

 

“Vietnam’s coronavirus app Bluezone treads grey line between safety, privacy” – Op-Ed by Dien Nguyen An Luong in SCMP

 

This article was adapted from ISEAS Commentary 2020/126 Fighting Covid-19 in Vietnam: Striking a Delicate Balance Between Public Safety and Privacy by Dien Nguyen An Luong and Benjamin Hu.

 

 

“Yang Jiechi’s Singapore visit: Seeking strategic space” – Op-Ed by Lye Liang Fook in Think China

 


This article was first published as ISEAS Commentary 2020/125 “Yang Jiechi’s Singapore Visit: Seeking Strategic Space” and republished by Think China on 21 August 2020.

 

 

“China’s growing appetite poses environmental challenges for Southeast Asian countries” – Op-Ed by Enze Han on Think China

 

This article was first published as ISEAS Perspective 2020/82 “Mainland Southeast Asia’s Environmental Challenges from China”  and republished by Think China on 18 August 2020.

 

 

“News from Southeast Asia -Economic and social effects of the pandemic” – Op-Ed by ISEAS researchers in IIAS newsletter

 

This article was published in the Summer 2020 edition of the IIAS Newsletter.

 

 

“Balancing Chinese influence in Myanmar? India must avoid head-to-head competition” – Op-Ed by Muhammad Saad Siddiqui in Think China

 

This article was first published as ISEAS Commentary 2020/112 “India and China: Finding the Balance between Cooperation and Competition”  and republished by Think China on 17 August 2020.

 

 

“Strong China-Japan relations a fantasy in a divisive world: Will ASEAN benefit?” – Op-Ed by David Arase in Think China

 

This article was first published as ISEAS Perspective 2020/83 The Covid-19 Pandemic Complicates Japan-China Relations: Will This Benefit Asean? and republished by Think China on 17 August 2020.

 

 

“Why Doesn’t China Deploy Fighter Jets to the Spratly Islands?” – Op-Ed by Ian Storey in The Diplomat

 

This article was published on 14 August 2020.

 

 

“The former Malaysian workers in Singapore caught in limbo in Johor” – Op-Ed by Serina Abdul Rahman in CNA

 

This article was published by Channel NewsAsia on 13 August 2020.

 

 

“The coronavirus has complicated China-Japan relations. How will this benefit Asean?” – Op-Ed by David Arase in SCMP

 

This article was first published as ISEAS Perspective 2020/83 The Covid-19 Pandemic Complicates Japan-China Relations: Will This Benefit Asean? and adapted for publication by South China Morning Post on 12 August 2020.