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๐ Malaysia, China, and the Region in a Pivotal Year
๐๏ธ Wednesday, 30 July 2025
๐ Lowy Institute, Sydney ๐ฆ๐บ & Online
โฐ 12:30 PM โ 1:30 PM AEST
๐ฅ In-person & Livestreamed Event
As Malaysia chairs ASEAN in 2025, the country finds itself at the heart of critical geopolitical shifts in the Indo-Pacific. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim seeks to guide the region through rising tensions and global challenges โ from strategic rivalry between China and the U.S. to trade disruptions and evolving global alliances.
This timely discussion examines Malaysiaโs foreign policy trajectory and regional leadership amid a pivotal year for Southeast Asia. It will consider how Malaysia’s Muslim-majority identity and position within the Global South shape its response to todayโs complex crises.
๐๏ธ Speakers:
Susannah Patton โ Director, Southeast Asia Program, Lowy Institute (Moderator)
Ngeow Chow Bing โ Associate Professor and Director of the Institute of China Studies at the University of Malaya; Nonresident Scholar at Carnegie China
Syaza Shukri โ Associate Professor at the International Islamic University Malaysia; Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEASโYusof Ishak Institute, Singapore
Ross Tapsell โ Director of the ANU Malaysia Institute; Associate Professor at ANU College of Asia and the Pacific