This article was first published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute as a Fulcrum commentary and extracted for republication by SCMP on 25 June 2022.
Wang Zheng is currently a PhD Candidate at the University at Albany, SUNY. He was previously a Wang Gungwu Visiting Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
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