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    In Pursuit of Connectivity: China Invests in Southeast Asian Infrastructure

    Daojiong, Zha | October 2018
    Abstract
    Five years into China’s invitation for Southeast Asian economies to work in synchrony toward an envisioned ‘maritime silk road’, skepticism in the region risks being proven correct. Signature projects such as railways in Indonesia and Thailand are facing either chronic delays in construction, or protracted renegotiation. Port projects in Malaysia and Cambodia face questioning about geostrategic goals and economic viability upon eventual completion. China-loaned railway and oil/gas pipeline projects in Malaysia, also constructed by Chinese companies, made headlines in Malaysia’s election debates and were suspended when the new government assumed office. Negativity, at least in the mass media and policy discussion circles across the region, is a key feature of the state of progress and even future prospects of connectivity projects by China. In a material sense, Chinese investment in maritime ports, airports, railroads and highways, all designed to enhance flows of trade in goods and tourism within the region and beyond, is needed in the region. As a matter of fact, with regard to many of the construction projects under the media limelight, the Chinese involvement helped to fill a development void that has existed for decades, if not longer. For these projects to become successful, beginning with a controversy-free construction phase, the continuing international questioning about ulterior motives behind China’s efforts does not augur well for either China or recipient societies that welcomed Chinese investment in the first place. The more productive orientation is to critically examine the issues at hand and find ways to improve the level of collaboration toward enhanced connectivity.
    Citation
    Daojiong, Zha. 2018. In Pursuit of Connectivity: China Invests in Southeast Asian Infrastructure. © ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/8905.
    ISSN
    2335-6677
    Keywords
    Bus Transportation Costs
    Demand For Transport
    Means Of Transport
    National Transport
    Passenger Transport
    Road & Highway Transport
    Road Transportation Systems
    Sea Transport
    Transport Costs
    Transport Efficiency
    Transport Infrastructure
    Transport Planning
    Transport Policy
    Transport Services
    Transport Systems
    Transport Tax
    Transportation
    Aid And Development
    Asian Development Bank
    Comprehensive Development Framework
    Development Cooperation
    Development Management
    Development Planning
    Development Strategies
    Development In East Asia
    Development Planning
    Development Research
    Green revolution
    Modes of transport
    Airports
    Ports
    Shipping
    Taxis
    Vehicle
    Automobile industry
    Road traffic
    Inland transport
    International transport
    Public transport
    Urban transport
    Transport projects
    Transport workers
    Transport statistics
    Transport networks
    Urban traffic
    Rural planning
    Aid coordination
    Industrial projects
    Infrastructure projects
    Natural resources policy
    Educational development
    Development strategy
    Development models
    Economic development
    Communication and traffic
    Navigation
    Transport planes
    Air transportation industry
    Air transportation system
    Intra-airport transportation
    Inland water transportation
    Intercoastal shipping
    Marine transportation
    Local transit
    Highway transportation
    Motor transportation
    Student transportation
    Choice of transportation
    Public transportation
    Transportation industry
    Mass transit
    Municipal transit
    Communication in rural development
    Communication in community development
    Economic development projects
    Development banks
    Economic forecasting
    Environmental auditing
    Cumulative effects assessment
    Human rights and globalization
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    Theme
    Transport
    Development
     
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