Join Associate Professor Ngeow Chow Bing, Director of the China Institute at the University of Malaya, at the 2025 Malaysia Update, where he will deliver a Foreign Policy Update.

What is the current state of Malaysia-China relations today? In the wake of U.S. tariffs, war in the Middle East and Ukraine and global trade challenges, is China more important to Malaysia than ever? What does this mean for the Southeast Asian region, and for Australia?

In this session, Chow Bing, with discussant Sharon Seah (ISEAS/ANU) and moderator Susannah Patton (Lowy Institute) as they discuss Malaysia's foreign policy initiatives and challenges over the last year, particularly as Chair of ASEAN. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear her insights on Southeast Asia's dynamic yet complex foreign policy challenges.

Associate Professor Ngeow Chow Bing is Director of the Institute of China Studies at the University of Malaya, and a Nonresident Scholar at Carnegie China. He received his PhD in Public and International Affairs from Northeastern University. He is editor of Populism, Nationalism and South China Sea Dispute (Springer, 2022, with Nian Peng), Researching China in Southeast Asia (Routledge, 2019) and Southeast Asia and China: A Contest in Mutual Socialization (World Scientific, 2017, with Lowell Dittmer).

He has published in various academic journals such as Cold War History, Ocean Development and International Law, China Report, The China Review, Journal of Contemporary China, Asian Politics and Policy, Contemporary Southeast Asia, East Asia: An International Quarterly, Issues and Studies, Problems of Post-Communism, and others. In addition, he has also published shorter pieces on media and policy-oriented online platforms such as ThinkChina, East Asia Forum, The Asia Dialogue, and others.