China’s Rise to Changes in Southeast Asia’s Political Landscape

Abstract

With the continuous advancement of economic reforms, China's economy has developed by leaps and bounds, and its comprehensive national strength and international influence have rapidly increased, and it has become an important power in the world. As its neighbor, China’s rise has had far-reaching effects on Southeast Asian countries. Therefore, this article conducts an in-depth study of the rise of China on the changes in the political structure of Southeast Asia. While analyzing the advantages of China’s rise, the characteristics of China’s geostrategy, and the characteristics of the political situation in Southeast Asia after the rise of China, it also studies the economic cooperation between China and Southeast Asia after the rise of China. The research results show that from 2003 to 2016, China's investment in Southeast Asia has been steadily increasing, and the asset stock has continued to grow. Especially after 2015, the annual increase is more than 10 billion U.S. dollars. As of the end of 2016, China's direct investment stock in Southeast Asian countries has reached US$71.553 billion. Keywords: