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Chinese power is as Chinese power does -- The grand vision -- Railway politics in China -- Diverse Southeast Asian responses -- The negotiating tables: China and Southeast Asia -- Project implementation: "the devil is in the details" -- Geopolitics and geo-economics -- Implications for China, Asia, and the world.. - "Rivers of Iron tells the story of China's unfolding role in realizing the region-wide dream of building an intercountry railway system connecting Southwest China and its seven Southeast Asian neighbors. This system is gradually taking shape with construction of Chinese-backed projects underway in several Southeast Asian countries. Progress is being made. Nonetheless, while the PRC is strong, it is not a goliath bestriding the world, even in this region where China looms over its small and medium-sized neighbors. This book illuminates the strengths and weaknesses of China's demonstration of power during President Xi Jinping's self-styled "New Era" as well as the capacity of its smaller neighbors to resist, shape, and at times even take advantage of China's actions. Utilizing frameworks from the fields of international relations and comparative politics, this book seeks to explain how domestic politics in all eight of the involved nations affects their external behavior. Finally, Rivers of Iron addresses a fundamental development issue in what is emerging globally as a new age of infrastructure--How should we understand the role of infrastructure in development, and how do policy makers and analysts balance the long-term value and prospective gains of investments with the sometimes huge short- and medium-term costs?"--

China - Southeast Asia - Foreign relations . - Southeast Asia - China - Foreign relations . - Kina : (NO-TrBIB)HUME01955. - Sørøst-Asia : (NO-TrBIB)HUME02148

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