Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. About the Contributors xi
4. Introduction: Rising China and New Chinese Migrants in Southeast Asia 1
5. PART I General Overviews on Rising China and Xin Yimin
6. 1 Rising China, New Migrants and Ethnic Chinese Identity in Southeast Asia 17
7. 2 Contemporary Chinese Immigration into Mainland Southeast Asia 31
8. PART II China’s Soft Power, Xin Yimin and Local Communities
9. 3 Confucius Institutes in Southeast Asia: An Overview 47
10. 4 Cambodian Perceptions of China: A Chinese Learners’ Perspective 68
11. 5 China’s Soft Power and the Chinese Overseas: Case Study of Xiamen University and the Confucius Institute in Malaysia 91
12. 6 China Dream and Singapore Heart: A Comparison between the China Cultural Centre (CCC) and the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC) 107
13. PART III New Chinese Migrants and Local Communities
14. 7 “Old” and “New” Chinese Communities in Laos: Internal Diversity and External Influence 125
15. 8 Xin Yimin in the Philippines: Challenges and Perspectives 141
16. 9 New Transnational Chinese Migrants in an Evolving Malaysia 162
17. 10 Xin Yimin in Indonesia: A Growing Community That Faces New Challenges 183
18. 11 Indonesian Elites’ Perceptions of New Chinese Migrants during the Jokowi Presidency 194
19. PART IV New Chinese Migrants and Local Economies
20. 12 Vietnam–China Economic Ties and New Chinese Migrants in Vietnam 211
21. 13 Chinese Engagement in Laos: Past, Present and Uncertain Future 242
22. 14 Casino Capitalism, Chinese Special Economic Zone and the Making of a Neoliberal Border in Northern Laos 270
23. 15 ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Chinese Business in Cambodia’s Capital 293
24. 16 Entrepreneurial Excursions: Short-Hop Chinese Migration at the Peripheries of Myanmar 322
25. Index 339