A Chinese vessel at the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Disaster Relief Exercise (DiREx) 2015 conducted in Penang, Northern Malaysia in 2015, with participation from China, Malaysia, Thailand and India. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons A closer look at the wider significance of a recently announced development. By Prashanth Parameswaran October 17, 2018 This week, China’s defense ministry confirmed that Beijing was set to hold military drills with Malaysia and Thailand. The development spotlights China’s efforts to boost security ties with the two Southeast Asian states as part of their wider relationships even amid lingering concerns about aspects of Beijing’s behavior in the region. Over the past few years, we have seen China strengthen defense ties with a number of key Asian states as part of their overall relationships across several realms including exercises. Indeed, one of the examples of this will be in full view again next week with the holding of the second phase of the A
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