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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Article</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">: “Covid-19 is Increasing Strategic Uncertainty in Southeast Asia,” by Adam Schwarz, </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">The Atlantic Council</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">, May 8, 2020.</span>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Prior to the Coronavirus outbreak, the greatest force in this part of the world was China. It’s awesome 40-year sprint to rise from ecominic backwater to international Superpower is the stuff of legend. For the longest time, it was a tale of economic prowess and an apparent embrace of free-market enterprise. A sign, perhaps, of China’s joining the economic league of nations. But appearances can be deceiving. The Middle Kingdom may have a plan of its own.The past few years suggest as much. Under the leadership of Xi Jinping, China is flexing some newfound geopolitical muscle marked by ambitious plans that speak of global expansion and smack of hubris. Two programs in particular – The </span><a href="http://english.www.gov.cn/beltAndRoad/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;">Belt and Road Initiative</a><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://english.www.gov.cn/2016special/madeinchina2025/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;">Made in China 2025</a><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> have received the lion’s share of attention. But there are dozens of others that reveal China’s newfound ambitions. From infrastructure to artificial intelligence, China is on the march.Into this vacuum comes my guest, Michael Schuman. He’s a long-time journalist with </span><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">The Wall Street Journal</span><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> and </span><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">Time </span><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">magazine, and author of several books. His latest: </span><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">Superpower Interrupted</span><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">. </span>
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