China's Periphery Development with Laos & Cambodia: How China's investments are reshaping the regional balance.
Translated title
China's Periphery Development with Laos & Cambodia
Author
Bomas, Martijn Dirk Evert
Term
4. term
Publication year
2018
Submitted on
2018-05-30
Pages
65
Abstract
Der er globalt behov for at udbygge infrastruktur for at skabe økonomisk fremgang i mindre udviklede regioner. Den Asiatiske Udviklingsbank (ADB) anslår, at Asien og Stillehavsområdet alene har brug for yderligere 1,7 billioner dollars om året til infrastruktur. Det skaber et betydeligt finansieringsgab. Her spiller Kinas Bælte- og Vej-initiativ (Belt and Road Initiative, BRI) samt nye långivere som Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) og New Development Bank (NDB) en rolle ved at finansiere projekter. Dette speciale undersøger Kinas motiver bag udviklingsprojekter i Laos og Cambodja. Med en multiteoretisk tilgang (der kombinerer flere faglige perspektiver) ser det ud over de enkelte projekter og placerer dem i en større sammenhæng for at tydeliggøre Beijings ambitioner og mål i regionen.
There is a global need to expand infrastructure to support economic growth in less developed regions. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) estimates that the Asia-Pacific alone requires an additional $1.7 trillion every year for infrastructure. This leaves a significant funding gap. In response, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and newer lenders such as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the New Development Bank (NDB) are financing projects. This thesis examines China’s motives for development projects in Laos and Cambodia. Using a multi-theoretical approach (drawing on several academic perspectives), it looks beyond individual projects and places them within a broader picture to clarify Beijing’s ambitions and goals in the region.
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