Karl Lee Chee Leong

Karl Lee Chee Leong is Senior Lecturer at the Institute of China Studies (ICS), University of Malaya. An avid Taiwan observer, he specialises in Taiwan-Southeast Asia relations, Taiwan's soft power and quasi-state diplomacy in Southeast Asia, Taiwanese digital social innovation (DSI) and the Tsai administration's New Southbound Policy (NSP). His co-edited book Taiwan and Southeast Asia: Soft Power and Hard Truths Facing China's Ascendancy was published in 2023.