China's Changing Political Economy with Malaysia and Southeast Asia

Malaysia was the first major Southeast Asian country to exchange diplomatic recognition with China. Since 1980, China began to change its relations with the world, including Malaysia and Southeast Asia. This article argues that China's increasing political economy with Malaysia and Southeast Asia is being pushed forward by three policy initiatives that started in the early 1980s. It examines China's three policy initiatives and the programs of China's relations with Malaysia and Southeast Asia. The article concludes that China's increasing political economy with Malaysia and with Southeast Asia will sustain as China continues its `going global' policy.