By Aristyo Rizka Darmawan*
Step by step, China is creating a Southeast Asian maritime order under its leadership. It has become a key investor in the region’s blue economy and is strengthening security ties with countries that are concerned about the unreliability of the United States. (From: The Strategist. The Strategic Policy Institute.)
How much the region will cooperate with this maritime order depends on whether China can curb bullying behaviour in the South China Sea, and whether other partners can provide viable alternatives.
