China’s impact on security issues in ASEAN countries

Abstract

The growth of China’s influence on the ASEAN countries, after the announcement of the “Expansion Abroad” initiative, is considered. The transformation of China’s early foreign economic initiatives into the SREB – OBOR, their impact on the economic security of the ASEAN countries and the feasibility of creating the AIIB is substantiated. The relationship of economic influence with political pressure and the build-up of the military presence of the PRC in the region have been established.