Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Why is China pursuing the Belt and Road Initiative in Southeast Asia?  How does it fit into Chinas overall foreign policy objectives?  What are the major challenges that China faces in pursuing this initiative in Southeast Asia?  Refer to specific countries and projects in detailing those challenges.  Will the BRI bring more badly needed development and infrastructure to the region, or will it end up harming the sovereignty and interests of countries in the region?  Why or why not?

Assess Chinas influence in Southeast Asia.  In addition, please use a Chicago style of citation, incorporate a 12-point Times or Times New Roman font, double-space your essay, include proper margins and pagination with a separate cover page, and be sure to cite all of your sources appropriately and thoroughly with a works cited page or bibliography. 

Write on impact of Chinas growing influence in Southeast Asia
using Sebastian Strangios In the Dragons Shadow as your primary source 

Elizabeth Economys The Third Revolution as a secondary source.

You must use a minimum of three outside sources as part of this assignment for different perspectives on the global meaning and strategic dimensions of Chinas influence in Southeast Asia.  The following list will help direct you towards scholarly resources as well as resources that are highly esteemed in the foreign policy community.  Of those three sources, all three must be scholarly articles, research reports, foreign policy analysis, or academic books for this assignment, not including Strangios text and the Economy book.  You are free to use additional sources from the news, newspapers, or magazines.  Here is a list of journals, think tanks, and research organizations that might be useful for this assignment (all of these count as scholarly sources).