CHANGING INTERESTS OF THE ELITE OF THE CHINESE COMMUNITY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA IN THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY: PROSPECTS FOR COOPERATION IN SOUTH ASIA, AFRICA AND RUSSIA

The article describes the specifics of the interests of the business elite of the Chinese community of Southeast Asia in the context of complex problems of international relations. For the first time, a map of the geostrategic interests of the elite as the managing member of the Chinese national minority in Southeast Asia in 2000-2025 has been outlined in terms of possible prospects for cooperation with Russia. Based on the authoritative unique sources of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS Singapore), an analysis of the key areas of activity of the national minority is given. The forecast and promising vectors of the activities of huaqiao of the ASEAN countries have been compiled, taking into account the specifics of regional prospects and problems. The article presents a comprehensive approach to considering the cluster of the Chinese national minority as an actor determining international relations in the Southeast Asian region, as well as beyond its borders in the adjacent South Pacific region, in Eastern, Southern and Equatorial Africa, where Huqiao also has geopolitical interests determined by the geostrategic conjuncture in the developing countries of the black continent.. The system analysis provides a factual summary of the authoritative evidence base with detailed verification of sources so that the reader gets a panoramic view of the issue of Huaqiao policy in Southeast Asia and other above-mentioned regions. The authors reveal the specifics of the thinking of the Hua Qiao elite using the most striking examples of the Asian crisis in 1997 and the pogroms in Indonesia in 1998, which influenced the process of reorganizing the management of corporations and community institutions. These strong-willed decisions have determined the peace and security for Hua Qiao, which last until the present in 2025.