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“In Response to US FONOP, China Flies Advanced Fighter Jets over the South China Sea” by Ian Storey

 

2018/9, 12 February 2018

According to China’s Ministry of Defence, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has used state-of-the-art SU-35 fighter jets to conduct combat patrols over the South China Sea

Although the report did not provide details of the exact dates, location or size of the patrols, it is the first time that China has publicly acknowledged the operational use of the PLAAF’s SU-35s. In late 2015, Beijing signed a US$2 billion contract with Moscow to purchase 24 SU-35s, Russia’s most advanced air superiority fighter. Fourteen were delivered during 2016-17 and the remaining 10 will be transferred in 2018. China’s acquisition of SU-35s highlights how the strengthening of the Sino-Russian strategic alignment since 2014 has enabled Beijing to further widen the gap in combat capabilities between China’s armed forces and its Southeast Asian counterparts.

 

Wan Saiful Wan Jan quoted in CNA: “As Malaysian elections loom, tussle for youth votes begins”

 

This article was published by CNA on 11 February 2018.

Mr Wan Saiful Wan Jan is Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

 

Francis Hutchinson quoted in The Malaysia Insight: “Pakatan can grab all the urban seats but Johor is still BN’s”

 

This article was published by The Malaysian Insight on 9 February 2018, based on an ISEAS publication Trends in Southeast Asia Issue 3, 2018 TRS3_18 – GE-14 in Johor: The Fall of the Fortress? by Francis E. Hutchinson

Dr Francis E Hutchinson is Senior Fellow and Coordinator Malaysia Studies Programme with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

“RCEP in 2018? – Expectations must be Tempered” by Sanchita Basu Das

 

2018/8, 9 February 2018

Concluding the negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement is a significant deliverable for ASEAN in 2018. If it is successful, ASEAN will be feted for its leadership to bring together big economies like China, India, Japan and South Korea under a single comprehensive trade deal. This will reinforce its centrality and will showcase its tenacity to deliver on trade cooperation when the winds are blowing the other way in the West.

 

Tang Siew Mun and Lye Liang Fook interviewed by Mediacorp Focus on the outcomes of ASEAN Foreign Ministers Retreat in February

 

This episode (FY1718) – EP36 was broadcasted by Mediacorp Channel 8 on 8 February 2018.

Dr Tang Siew Mun is Senior Fellow and Head ASEAN Studies Centre, while Mr Lye Liang Fook is Senior Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

Seminar on “Oil, LNG, and Fracking Defines a New Power Game: US Main Exporter, China and India Main Importers, New Alliances in the Middle East”

 

On 6 February 2018, Mr Joergen Oerstroem Moeller, Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS; Adjunct Professor at the Singapore Management University & Copenhagen Business School and the 13th Honorary Alumni of University of Copenhagen; and Senior Fellow at the MFA Diplomatic Academy, delivered a presentation on “Oil, LNG, and Fracking Defines a New Power Game: US Main Exporter, China and India Main Importers, New Alliances in the Middle East”.

 

“Why it’s a high-stakes battle for Fortress Johor” – An Op-Ed by Francis E Hutchinson in The Straits Times

 

This article was published by The Straits Times on 8 February 2018.

Dr Francis Hutchinson is Senior Fellow and Coordinator of the Regional Economics and Malaysia Studies Programmes at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

 

Ian Storey quoted in Wall Street Journal: “Philippines Bans Foreign Research Ships, Reversing China Deal”

 

This article was published by Wall Street Journal on 6 February 2018.

Dr Ian Storey is Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

 

Norshahril Saat quoted in Southeast Asia Globe: “At 92, can Mahathir Mohamad inject new life into Malaysia’s opposition?”

 

This article was published by Southeast Asia Globe on 6 February 2018.

Dr Norshahril Saat is Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 

 

Wan Saiful Wan Jan quoted in Lianhe Zaobao: “吉打较可能出现“马来海啸””

 

The article, “Kedah more likely to see “Malay Tsunami”” was published by Lianhe Zaobao on 7 February 2018.  

Mr Wan Saiful Wan Jan is Visiting Senior Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.  He was quoted from the seminar he delivered on 6 February 2018 titled “Trends among the Malay Electorate: the Urban Voters”.