Despite Beijing’s soaring influence, Chinese strategists still face a problem first coined by Hu Jintao two decades ago called the “Malacca Dilemma”. This refers to the possibility that China’s oil imports and other vital commodities traveling through the Strait of Malacca could be blockaded. Decades later, could a land bridge across southern Thailand, together with Cambodia’s Funan Techo Canal be part of a solution to Beijing’s longstanding troubles?

Our guests:

Lai Ichung
Prospect Foundation President

YenPin Su
National Chengchi University Political Science Professor