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Malaysia’s China Policy and the South China Sea Dispute Under the Najib Administration (2009–2018): A Domestic Policy Process Approach

The past explanations of Malaysia’s policy responses to China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea centered on systemic, economic, and ideational factors. I adopt a different approach by looking into the decision-making process of Malaysia’s China policy during Najib Razak’s administration (2009–2...

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Main Author: Ngeow, Chow Bing
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Published: Wiley 2019
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JA Political science (General)
JQ Political institutions Asia
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/23840/
https://doi.org/10.1111/aspp.12494
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spelling my.um.eprints.238402020-02-19T02:07:32Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/23840/ Malaysia’s China Policy and the South China Sea Dispute Under the Najib Administration (2009–2018): A Domestic Policy Process Approach Ngeow, Chow Bing JA Political science (General) JQ Political institutions Asia The past explanations of Malaysia’s policy responses to China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea centered on systemic, economic, and ideational factors. I adopt a different approach by looking into the decision-making process of Malaysia’s China policy during Najib Razak’s administration (2009–2018). I explain that the China policy decision-making process under Najib was divided into two channels, one focusing on nonsecurity matters and the other on security matters, with the prime minister seated at the top of the two channels, while there were very little interactions between the two channels. These characteristics could partially explain the nature and outcome of Malaysia’s South China Sea policy posture. © 2019 Policy Studies Organization Wiley 2019 Article PeerReviewed Ngeow, Chow Bing (2019) Malaysia’s China Policy and the South China Sea Dispute Under the Najib Administration (2009–2018): A Domestic Policy Process Approach. Asian Politics & Policy, 11 (4). pp. 586-605. ISSN 1943-0779 https://doi.org/10.1111/aspp.12494 doi:10.1111/aspp.12494
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topic JA Political science (General)
JQ Political institutions Asia
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JQ Political institutions Asia
Ngeow, Chow Bing
Malaysia’s China Policy and the South China Sea Dispute Under the Najib Administration (2009–2018): A Domestic Policy Process Approach
description The past explanations of Malaysia’s policy responses to China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea centered on systemic, economic, and ideational factors. I adopt a different approach by looking into the decision-making process of Malaysia’s China policy during Najib Razak’s administration (2009–2018). I explain that the China policy decision-making process under Najib was divided into two channels, one focusing on nonsecurity matters and the other on security matters, with the prime minister seated at the top of the two channels, while there were very little interactions between the two channels. These characteristics could partially explain the nature and outcome of Malaysia’s South China Sea policy posture. © 2019 Policy Studies Organization
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author Ngeow, Chow Bing
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title Malaysia’s China Policy and the South China Sea Dispute Under the Najib Administration (2009–2018): A Domestic Policy Process Approach
title_short Malaysia’s China Policy and the South China Sea Dispute Under the Najib Administration (2009–2018): A Domestic Policy Process Approach
title_full Malaysia’s China Policy and the South China Sea Dispute Under the Najib Administration (2009–2018): A Domestic Policy Process Approach
title_fullStr Malaysia’s China Policy and the South China Sea Dispute Under the Najib Administration (2009–2018): A Domestic Policy Process Approach
title_full_unstemmed Malaysia’s China Policy and the South China Sea Dispute Under the Najib Administration (2009–2018): A Domestic Policy Process Approach
title_sort malaysia’s china policy and the south china sea dispute under the najib administration (2009–2018): a domestic policy process approach
publisher Wiley
publishDate 2019
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/23840/
https://doi.org/10.1111/aspp.12494
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