ThiThis article was first published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute as a Fulcrum Commentary and republished by Think China on 19 May 2021.
This article was first published as ISEAS Perspective 2021/66, titled Fighting Covid-19: China’s Soft Power Opportunities in Mainland Southeast Asia and extracted for publication by SCMP on 18 May 2021.
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