Singapore's forward engagement with China's belt and road initiative: coping with asymmetry, consolidating authority/

CHAN Irene

Singapore's forward engagement with China's belt and road initiative: coping with asymmetry, consolidating authority/ Irene Chan - 2021

This article analyzes how the structural effects of Singapore's asymmetrical relations with China have been filtered by the ruling People's Action Party's (PAP) legitimation efforts for authority consolidation, and why these have resulted in Singapore's proactive and forward embrace of the BRI.


SINGAPORE--CHINA--BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE--ASYMMETRY--AUTHORITY--LEGITIMACY