rently are outpacing Chinese firms in terms of infrastructure investment in Southeast Asia. NOTES 1 Justin McCurry, “China Lays Claim to Okinawa as Territory Dispute with Japan Escalates,” Guardian (UK), May 15, 2013, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/15/china-okinawa-dispute-japan-ryukyu. 2 Taiwanese ne