China’s Alibaba Tightens Grip on Southeast Asia

China’s Alibaba Tightens Grip on Southeast Asia
A woman walks past the offices of the Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba in Beijing, China, on Dec. 13, 2021. Andy Wong/AP Photo
Anders Corr
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China’s biggest e-commerce provider, Alibaba Group, is extending its digital payments—and information gathering—into southeast Asia.

Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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