This article was first published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute as Fulcrum commentary and republished by Think China on 10 December 2021.
Dr Evan A. Laksmana was a Wang Gungwu Visiting Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. He is also a senior researcher at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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