Chinese Peoples Diplomacy and Developmental Relations with East Asia
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. This has become an important part of Chinas diplomatic relations with other countries in East Asia. Beijing has also emphasized people-to-people diplomacy, with outward tourism and other exchanges of peoples seen as an important part of building stronger relations with its neighbours. The chapters in this book all address different elements of this strategy, looking at Chinas bilateral relationships with other East Asian countries in terms of developmental relations and the increasing mutual exposure of their citizens.
This book will be of great interest to scholars of Chinese diplomacy, especially those with a particular interest in soft power.
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.
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Trends in the Xi Jinping Era
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Contents
Lee Lai To
Zhuang Liwei
Aranya Siriphon and Zhu Jinsheng
Masaya Sakuragawa
Seungho Lee
Montchai Pinitjitsamut
Lei Zhuning and Chen Tiejun
Kornphanat Tungkeunkunt and Kanya Phuphakdi
Wasana Wongsurawat
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Seungho Lee is currently working as Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University. His research interests are diverse, including institutional change in water policy, transboundary water cooperation and conflict, and public-private partnership projects in water supply and sanitation services, with reference to China, Korea, Southeast Asia, and Europe. Recent publications include Power Asymmetry over Hydropower Development in the Mekong River Basin, Southeast Asia Studies (2017) (co-author); Benefit Sharing in the Mekong River Basin, Water International (2015); and Wastewater Treatment Transfer-Operate-Transfer Projects in China: The Case of the Hefei Wangxiaoying Wastewater Treatment TOT Project, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering (2015). Professor Lee often consults with various ministries of the Korean government, development agencies such as GGGI and UNESCAP, and water companies such as K-Water.
Zhu Jinsheng is currently a PhD student at the International Program in Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Thailand. His dissertation focuses on Chinese Outbound Tourism and Alternative Modernity: A Case Study of Chinese Tourists in Thailand.
Kanya Phuphakdi received a BA in political science (international affairs) with second-class honours from Thammasat University, Thailand. She is a research assistant working on projects related to the major powers in Southeast Asia, especially in CLMV countries, in which she has a great interest.
Montchai Pinitjitsamut received his doctorate in economics from National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand. He received awards and scholarships for his graduate and post-doctoral studies. His publications include reports to Thai ministries and organizations and articles in international journals. Presently, he is lecturer and researcher at the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University, Thailand.
