December 11, 2024 | Dr. Jingdong Yuan discussed the causality, intentionality, and goal attainment of Beijing’s efforts in developing influences in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. Dr. Yuan is a senior researcher and director of the China and Asia Security Programme at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. He is co-editor of Trump’s America and International Relations in the Indo-Pacific (2021) and Engaging China: How Australia Can Lead the Way Again (2023). Watch the video here.