Since the early 1990s and the end of the cold war the implications of chinas rising power have come to dominate the security agenda of the asia pacific region this book is the first to comprehensively chart the development of southeast asias relations with the peoples republic of china prc from 1949 to 2010 detailing each of the eleven countries ties to the prc and showing how . Southeast asia and the rise of china the search for security london routledge 384 pages isbn 978 0415838351 hardcover 155 by ian storey 2013. Southeast asia and the rise of china the search for security london routledge 384 pages isbn 978 0415838351 hardcover 155 by ian storey 2013 khoo 2014 asian politics policy wiley online library. Part two analyses the evolving relationships between the countries of mainland southeast asia vietnam thailand myanmar laos and cambodia and china part three reviews ties between the states of maritime southeast asia indonesia malaysia singapore the philippines brunei and east timor and the prc. Whilst the primary focus of the book is the security dimension of southeast asia china relations it also takes full account of political relations and the burgeoning economic ties between the two sides this book is a timely contribution to the literature on the fast changing geopolitics of the asia pacific region