The briefing session focused on research conducted within the framework of CRISEA’s Work Package 5 ‘The Region: ASEAN’s Contested Centrality’.

The following presentations were delivered:

• Assessing Chinese Investments in Southeast Asia, Françoise Nicolas (IFRI, France)
• Local Governments in China’s Policy Towards ASEAN: Roles, Structures and Implications, Dominik Mierzejewski (University of Lodz, Poland)
• The Rise of China and its Impact on the Chinese Community in ASEAN countries, Danny Wong Tze Ken (University of Malaya, Malaysia)

For the content please see Policy Brief 1 “Local Governments in China’s Policy Towards ASEAN: Roles, Structures and Implications”.