China-ASEAN strategic relationship (from 2003 to 2018) : cooperation, challenges and prospects

• Main Author: Zuo, Xiang
• Other Authors: -
• Format: Thesis-Master by Coursework
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science::International relations
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/137965
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study adopts a historical research methodology and a narrative form to examine the development of China-ASEAN strategic relationship in the period from 2003 to 2018. It gives a comprehensive overview of the China-ASEAN relations from four aspects: namely politics, economy, people-to-people exchange as well as security and defence. Following that, the dissertation analyzes the main challenges in the bilateral relations and proposes political recommendations for further development of China-ASEAN cooperation to promote regional peace, advance economic cooperation and build an even closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future.