Interview: Pragmatic China and Multilateral Organisations
From Asia Rising by La Trobe Asia
May 30, 2026 · 26 min
About this episode
The episode discusses China's multilateral initiatives and their implications for the international order with Dr. Joel Ng.
Over the past decade, China has launched a remarkable number of multilateral initiatives — from the Belt and Road to BRICS to a suite of so-called Global Initiatives covering development, security, and civilisation. Western analysts have tended to read these as evidence of a Chinese project to displace the existing international order. Guest: Dr Joel Ng (Senior Fellow and Head of the Centre for Multilateralism Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore) Book: The Dragon’s Emerging Order: Sinocentric Multilateralism and Global Responses Recorded on 27th March, 2026.
People in this episode
Guest: Dr Joel Ng
Topics covered
- China
- multilateral initiatives
- international order
- Belt and Road
- BRICS
- global governance
Keywords
- China
- multilateralism
- Belt and Road
- BRICS
- global initiatives
- international relations
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University
Books & works: The Dragon’s Emerging Order
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