1st Edition

Chinese People’s Diplomacy and Developmental Relations with East Asia Trends in the Xi Jinping Era

Edited By Lai To Lee Copyright 2020
180 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

180 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

180 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

As China takes up the mantle of a global power, its diplomatic policy has changed significantly as it assumes a role of regional leadership. Until recently, China has not tended to talk about its developmental strategy as a model for others to follow. Since the rise of Xi Jinping this has changed, and the state has become more open in sharing its developmental experiences with its neighbours.... Read more

List of Contributors
Preface
Introduction (Lee Lai To)

1. The Gap between China’s People-to-People Exchange and Its Aim to Promote Understanding Among Peoples In the World (Zhuang Liwei)
2. Chinese Outbound Tourists, Policy Reforms and Mobility Regime (Aranya Siriphon and Zhu Jinsheng)
3. Toward An “Asian Century”, Can China and Japan Cooperate? (Masaya Sakuragawa)
4. Cooperation in the Transboundary Rivers between North Korea & China: the Yalu & the Tumen Rivers (Seungho Lee)
5. China-ASEAN Natural Rubber Trade Relationship: Policy Redesign for Mutual Competitive Advantage (Montchai Pinitjitsamut)
6. 40 Years’ Reform and Opening-up of Yunnan and Its Implications for the Mekong Region (Lei Zhuning and Chen Tiejun)
7. Rethinking Diplomatic Discourse with Chinese Characteristics: The Brotherhood Discourse (Kornphanat Tungkeunkunt and Kanya Phuphakdi)
8. Disturbing the Balance of Inequality, PRC Influence on The Position of the Ethnic Chinese in Thailand in the ‘New Era’ (Wasana Wongsurawat)

Index

Biography

Lee Lai To is Senior Professor and Director of the Asian Research Center for International Development, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand. He was previously Head of the Department of Political Science at the National University of Singapore and Director of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs. He is currently an advisor to the Political Science Association of Singapore.