The Changing Role of Dialogue in the International Relations of Southeast Asia

Kim Hyung Jong, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Malaya, is a lecturer in the Department of Southeast Asian Studies, University of Malaya. He is the author or co-author of several scholarly articles and the author of a book, Regional Integration in Southeast Asia (2008). His research interests are on ASEAN and East Asian regionalism. Email: <[email protected]> Lee Poh Ping is Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya. He is the author or co-author of over 50 scholarly articles and monographs, and author or co-editor of four books, including Chinese Society in Nineteenth Century Singapore (1978) and The Emerging East Asian Community (2006). His research focuses on the influence of China and Japan on Malaysia, and the East Asian community. This paper was originally presented at the Millennium Conference on October 16–17, 2010, in London. It has been revised for this journal. Email: <[email protected]>.

Kim Hyung Jong, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Malaya, is a lecturer in the Department of Southeast Asian Studies, University of Malaya. He is the author or co-author of several scholarly articles and the author of a book, Regional Integration in Southeast Asia (2008). His research interests are on ASEAN and East Asian regionalism. Email: <[email protected]> Lee Poh Ping is Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya. He is the author or co-author of over 50 scholarly articles and monographs, and author or co-editor of four books, including Chinese Society in Nineteenth Century Singapore (1978) and The Emerging East Asian Community (2006). His research focuses on the influence of China and Japan on Malaysia, and the East Asian community. This paper was originally presented at the Millennium Conference on October 16–17, 2010, in London. It has been revised for this journal. Email: <[email protected]>.