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China’s rise and stepped-up involvement in Southeast Asia have prompted a blend of anticipation and unease among its smaller neighbors. The stunning growth of China has yanked up the region’s economies, but its militarization of the South China Sea and dam building on the Mekong River has nations wary about Beijing’s outsized ambitions. Southeast Asians long felt relatively secure, relying on the United States as a security hedge, but that confidence began to slip after the Trump administration launched a trade war with China and questioned the usefulness of traditional alliances. This compelling book provides a snapshot of ten countries in Southeast Asia by exploring their diverse experiences with China and how this impacts their perceptions of Beijing’s actions and its long-term political, economic, military, and “soft power” goals in the region.
Tanpa disangka, Baby—cewek energik dan jago nge-dance—ini ikut kompetisi tari antar-SMA. Dengan topeng dan gerakan tari yang unik, Baby berhasil masuk grand final. Phantom jadi identitas rahasia Baby. Sayangnya, cewek putus sekolah ini nggak mewakili SMA mana pun. Untunglah Bang Wiz, penyelenggara kompetisi, memperbolehkan Baby ikut grand final. Syaratnya, cewek berbakat ini harus masuk ke Pekerti Luhur, SMA elit, atas biaya laki-laki itu. Ternyata, segala peraturan dan mata pelajaran sekolah itu menyulitkan Baby. Belum lagi urusan sama Zarro—cowok cakep saingannya di grand final, yang care sama Baby. Juga Benny, cowok nyebelin, si pengawas keharmonian sekolah, yang selalu mengganggu Baby. Semua bisa jadi “ancaman" penampilan Baby di grand final, padahal fans Phantom sudah banyak. Mampukah Baby bertahan di sekolah elit itu demi penampilan Phantom di grand final? Mampukah dia membuat Opa yang merawatnya sejak kecil bangga? -GagasMedia-
Join the princesses on one amazing adventure after the next. Go with Ariel on a dangerous quest to find a magical purple pearl. Grab your bow and ride with Merida across the Scottish Highlands. Then help Belle track down a mysterious creature. This collection features 17 royal takes filled with courage and spirit.
Using real-world case studies from successfully reengineering graphic arts companies, this book explores radical improvement in work systems, profitability through process redesign, and the effect of workflow-oriented products on the market. It addresses an increasingly key topic in conferences, trade publications, and in the industry.
Seventeen-year-old blueblood Anna Percy leaves Manhattan to spend the second half of her senior year with her father in Los Angeles and quickly becomes involved in the lives of the rich and famous at Beverly Hills High School
Are you afraid to walk down Fear Street? maybe you should be. They say that weird things always happen on that dark and twisting road. They say it's a place to be frightened of--that those who go there never return the same. And some never return at all...
Imogene dodges diva designers and evil interns in this fun, flirty, fashionista series. Full-color spot art.
From the author of the internationally acclaimed, Whitbread Award-winning ‘The Harmony Silk Factory’ comes an enthralling new novel that evokes an exotic yet turbulent and often frightening world.
This history covers mainland and island Southeast Asia from Burma to Indonesia. Volume I is from prehistory to c1500. Volume II discusses the area's interaction with foreign countries from c1500-c1800. Volume III charts the colonial regimes of 1800-1930 and Volume IV is from World War II to 1999.
Young news reporter Meghan Collins is on an assignment in a busy casualty department of a New York hospital. A trauma team bring in a street mugging victim, a young woman robbed of her identification. The medics are working furiously to revive her, but finally give up, remove the oxygen mask that has covered her face and Meghan hurls head first into a living nightmare. The face is a mirror image of her own...To add to the mystery of her murdered doppelganger, the recent death of Meghan's father is suddenly being treated as a suspicious case...As the links between these two mysterious stories increase, Meghan's own life could be in danger.