http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/john-lee/ Dr. John Lee is the Michael Hintze Fellow and Adjunct Associate Professor at the Centre for International Security Studies, Sydney University, and a non-resident senior scholar at the Hudson Institute in Washington DC. en Copyright 2013 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/china-the-hidden-dragon-is-no-toothless-tiger/ In 2007, Singapore’s first and longest serving Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew angered Beijing by writing that China’s rise created widespread apprehension throughout the region, while the rise of other large democratic countries such as India were either welcomed by most countries or else created little interest or fear. The former Singaporean leader’s observations are correct. Despite being the second largest economy in the world, China has no genuine allies in the region to speak of. Beijing is intensely distrusted by every major power in Asia – from Japan, South Korea, to Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, to Australia. All of these countries have moved closer to America and each other as an insurance against an increasingly formidable China. Why is there wariness in the region? feedback@thepunch.com.au (John Lee) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/china-the-hidden-dragon-is-no-toothless-tiger/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/china-the-hidden-dragon-is-no-toothless-tiger/#item9087 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:45:55 +0000 John Lee | Author bios | The Punch