In the Dragon's Shadow
Southeast Asia in the Chinese Century

Sebastian Strangio is a journalist who has spent most of his career working in Cambodia and Thailand. It is therefore not surprising that this book reads like a series of those in depth articles on other parts of the world that you sometimes find in the back sections of the Sunday paper. While most......more

As an Asia watcher, Strangio’s book provides a historical perspective of South East Asia from a Chinese lens. It provides an in depth detail of Chinese geopolitical reach and growing ambitions in the region as well as the degree of strategic hedging undertaken by these countries in accommodating Chi......more

Quite interesting account on a brief history of Chinese influence on South Asian countries. TBH, I only read on Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore. I'm not interested in any other mentioned countries.......more

Sebastian Strangio looks at ten Southeast Asian countries for whom geographical proximity to China is a blessing and a curse. Strangio manages to sketch the history these nations have with China and detail the current geopolitical situation in an engaging fashion. While China’s claims in the South C......more

There have been a number of books on the China-Southeast Asia relationship, many of which are excellent, but Sebastian's is the most essential for its wide range of interviews, and also by far the most accessible to the general reader.......more