China's Belt and Road Initiative in ASEAN

Southeast Asia's interactions with China have tremendously transformed and prospered in the recent decades, with China becoming ever more present on Southeast Asian soil in recent history, touching all dimensions: economic, political, social, and cultural. The current ASEAN-China dynamics are remarkably different from the past, bearing both excitement and caution for watchers. In this context, the advent of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has added a new perspective to the nature of China's rise in ASEAN. As the various BRI projects continue to unfold in ASEAN countries, public concerns about the impact of these projects are on the rise.However, there has not been enough extensive study on this issue. This edited book contributes towards bridging the knowledge gap by facilitating experts from ASEAN, China, and beyond, to discuss, reflect, debate the ground realities of BRI based on the local governments' and local people's experiences and narratives. The chapters in this volume address various dimensions of the BRI, provide unique perspectives, empirical evidence, and updated information on the overall progress of BRI in ASEAN.Contents: PrefaceAbout the EditorsAbout the ContributorsAcknowledgmentsChina's Belt and Road Initiative and Its Implications for ASEAN: An Introduction (Suthiphand Chirathivat, Buddhagarn Rutchatorn and Anupama Devendrakumar)China, Globalization, and the Advent of the Multiplex Order: Case Studies of BRI and AIIB (Jiajie He and Amitav Acharya)BRI in the New Phase and Its Implications on China–ASEAN Relations (Lei Zhuning)Belt and Road Initiatives (BRI) in ASEAN within the Context of the American Indo-Pacific Strategy (Yang Baoyun and Patcharinruja Juntaronanont)Measuring China's Influence in Europe: Contextualizing the Impact of the Belt and Road Initiative (Maria Adele Carrai)China's Belt and Road Initiative and ASEAN Connectivity in Development: Can Both Bring Synergy and Opportunities Together? (Suthiphand Chirathivat)BRI Projects in ASEAN: Implementation, Mechanism, and Suggestions (Zhang Guoping)China's BRI and FDI in Mainland ASEAN (Sineenat Sermcheep)The Politics of Thailand–China Railway Cooperation: Domestic Determinants of Smaller State BRI Engagement (Cheng-Chwee Kuik)Laos–China Railway: Progress and Challenges (Piya Wongpit and Chayodom Sabhasri)Hekou, Where Vietnam Begins and China Ends or Where China Expands into Vietnam? (Stan BH Tan-Tangbau)Myanmar: A Strategic Partner in China's Belt and Road Initiative (Jean-Pierre A. Verbiest and Tin Htoo Naing)Contract Farming and Agribusiness Related to China Investment in Northern Laos (Alay Phonvisay and Thantavanh Manolom)The Belt and Road Initiative and Indonesia's Response to the Rise of China (Muhadi Sugiono)Treat and Threat: Chinese Financing of Duterte's Build! Build! Build! Programs (Joefe B Santarita)Benefit Imbalance and Market Domination in Cross-Border Fruit Value Chain: The Case of Thai Longans (Supawan Visetnoi and Sompong Sirisoponsilp)IndexReadership: Researchers, students (undergraduate, graduate, research),academicians, professionals, policy-makers interested in China's Belt and Road Initiative in ASEAN.China;ASEAN;mainland ASEAN;Southeast Asia;Belt and Road Initiative (BRI);International Trade;Connectivity;Indo-Pacific Strategy;The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB);Development;Contract Farming;Value-Chain;Regional Governance;Regional Connectivity;Transport Infrastructure;BRI in Europe;Thailand;Myanmar;Vietnam;Lao PDR;Cambodia;the Philippines;Singapore;Malaysia;Brunei;Indonesia;Political Economy;FDI;Mekong Region;Border Trade;India;Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025;BRI Summit;Xi Jinping;Communism;Regional Response;Regional Dynamics;Migration;Labor;Culture;Society;Human Development;Finance;Prosperity;Export;Import;Welfare;Knowledge Gap;Knowledge Platform;Opportunities;Synergy;Public Concern;Regional Integration;Asia;Asian Development0Key Features:Makes a comprehensive value-addition to the understanding of BRI's progress, challenges in ASEAN countriesContributes to the knowledge base on China's rise in the ASEAN region through individual member country perspectives Covers a broad range of topics inquire about BRI through various lenses such as the case studies of BRI and AIIB, impact on China-ASEAN relations, Indo-Pacific Strategy, China's influence in Europe, the scope for synergy and opportunities between China's BRI and ASEAN connectivity, railway projects, among others Authors hail from the ASEAN region and add distinct views and perspectives based on their first-hand experiences, observations, and access to local public narratives