IPP REVIEW--author:Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim

Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim

Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim is a research fellow with International Public Policy Pte. Ltd. (IPP), and is the author of Cambodia and the Politics of Aesthetics (Routledge 2013). He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and has taught at Pannasastra University of Cambodia and the American University of Nigeria. Prior to joining IPP,he was a research fellow with the Longus Institute for Development and Strategy.

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By Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim - 10 Apr 2017

The Xi-Trump Summit and the Two Senses of “America First”

Trump’s “America First” rhetoric described his prioritizing of US interests above those of other countries. The new sense of “America First” that was underscored by Trump’s missile strikes returns to the older understanding of the US as first among equals amid the nations of the world.

By Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim - 04 Apr 2017

The Dolezal Controversy and the Possibility of Transracial Identity

By Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim - 21 Mar 2017

King Salman’s Visit Deepens Sino-Saudi Cooperation

Resurgence of Violence on the China-Myanmar Border

Almost two years after a surge in violence in Myanmar’s Kokang region prompted 50,000 locals to cross the border into China and led the Tatmadaw to fire shells into China’s Yunnan province, a fresh resurgence in violence has prompted over 20,000 locals from Laukkai to flee into China.

By Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim - 14 Mar 2017 | 0 comments Read more...

The Persistence of National Memories of Trauma

In February 2017, the name of an exhibition on the Second World War had to be changed following a public outcry over their perception of the historical insensitivity of the exhibition’s name to the victims and survivors of the Japanese Occupation of Singapore.

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Modi’s Job Creation Promise for India

During Narendra Modi’s campaign for the 2014 general elections, he promised to create 10 million jobs for India’s youth if elected. However, job creation, badly impacted by the fall in exports caused by the global economic slowdown, is now at its “lowest in seven years.”

By Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim - 20 Feb 2017 | 0 comments Read more...

Good Cop, Bad Cop: The Police and its Representations in India

The popularity of the Singam movies in India suggest a thirst in the audience for their justice system to perform a thorough and righteous cleansing of the corrupt and criminal elements which they have to live with in their everyday lives.

By Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim - 13 Feb 2017 | 0 comments Read more...

China’s “Belt and Road” and Maritime Southeast Asia

An effect of the warming relations between China and the Philippines has been the de-emphasis in Manila of the South China Sea dispute. This de-escalation of tensions has brought a surge of Chinese investment, as well as possible Sino-Philippine joint exploration of resources in the South China Sea.

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China’s “Belt and Road” and Mainland Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia straddles both the Silk Road Economic Belt and the Maritime Silk Road, and the projects promise to stimulate economic development and trade in the participating nations. China and ASEAN seek to raise their trade to USD 1 trillion by 2020.

By Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim - 07 Feb 2017 | 0 comments Read more...

The China Factor in Malaysian Politics

A spat between former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and the Sultan of Johor has drawn China into a political dispute in Malaysia. The spat concerns Forest City, a real estate project constructed jointly by a Chinese developer and a local developer with a stake held by the Sultan.

By Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim - 24 Jan 2017 | 0 comments Read more...