Organizers: Pace University and Weatherhead East Asian Institute

Description:

Join Pace University and Weatherhead East Asian Institute for a discussion with Donald Emmerson, Stanford University and Sarah Cook, Freedom House.

Human rights in Southeast Asia have deteriorated along with democratic freedoms.  Don Emmerson will give an overview of human rights issues in Southeast Asia and look at how Chinese foreign policy in Southeast Asia affects, and is affected by, the more despotic character of ASEAN’s mainland compared with its maritime member states. He will address how much or how little influence China has in the region.  Sarah Cook will look at China's foreign policy aims in Southeast Asia, and their efforts at disinformation campaigns.  She will address China’s internal political dynamics and rights abuses and how China’s foreign policy towards Southeast Asia is affected by those domestic conflicts. 

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