Klaus Heinrich Raditio
ResearcherKlaus Heinrich Raditio is an independent researcher and the author of Understanding China's Behaviour in the South China Sea: A Defensive Realist Perspective (2018).
Articles by Klaus Heinrich Raditio
Politics
Will Indonesia-China vaccine cooperation affect Jakarta's South China Sea stance?
Indonesia is among the Southeast Asian nations most heavily stricken by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the ASEAN country that conducts the most comprehensive vaccine cooperation with China. Still, it has tried to diversify its vaccine supply to avoid being over-reliant on China's vaccine. Unsurprisingly, China's vaccine diplomacy in Southeast Asia carries an expectation that recipient countries should be more accommodating on the South China Sea issue. Will Indonesia's resolve to stand firm on ASEAN's position on the South China Sea waver?
Ardhitya Eduard Yeremia, Klaus Heinrich Raditio
05 May 2021