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Not a Threat, Not an Ally: Listening to Southeast Asia Talk About China

By Luis Carvajal Picott, University of Texas at Austin Photo Taken in Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Oliver Royal (left), Luis Carvajal Picott (right). In applying for the Tyler Fellowship, my research question was clear: How does China employ “soft power” through the use of language – in particular, Mandarin – in Thailand and Singapore?Continue reading “Not a Threat, Not an Ally: Listening to Southeast Asia Talk About China”