China's Maritime Silk Road Initiative (MSRI) and Southeast Asia: A Chinese 'pond' not 'lake' in the Works

There is raging speculation about the potential implications of China's One Belt, One Road (OBOR)/Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for the global order, spheres of influence and the positions of extra-regional powers. Much commentary is overly broad and lacks a clear and systematic method for exa...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of contemporary China 2018-05, Vol.27 (111), p.329-343
1. Verfasser: Blanchard, Jean-Marc F.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:There is raging speculation about the potential implications of China's One Belt, One Road (OBOR)/Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for the global order, spheres of influence and the positions of extra-regional powers. Much commentary is overly broad and lacks a clear and systematic method for examining OBOR/BRI's future consequences. Focusing on the Maritime Silk Road Initiative (MSRI), a major OBOR/BRI component, in the Southeast Asian context, this article shows China's own situation and Southeast Asian international and domestic economic and political variables will hinder the complete implementation of the MSRI. Even if the MSRI is fully realized, various factors will limit the political impact of the MSRI's economic attractions. In short, the MSRI is more likely to yield a Chinese pond than a Chinese lake.
ISSN:1067-0564
1469-9400
DOI:10.1080/10670564.2018.1410959