... by The Regents of the University of California 2024 Chinese foreign direct investment political influence social media censorship internet censorship online digital freedom Recent research has shown China’s growing influence on developing countries’ politics, including regime type and political...

... the features were weakening. That is, contacts with the LDP and the bureaucracy were sources of political influence for interest groups. The impact of the two-party system and its setbacks are seen in the change in contact with the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). However, The DPJ did not function as a source...

... of the fourth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge, Laos deepened its relations with China in 2014, despite the emerging challenges that China faces. KEYWORDS: Laos, China, political influence, economic influence, cultural influ- ence INTRODUCTION The Lao People s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) in 2014 experienced a high...