Chinese Overseas Ports in Southeast and South Asia: Cutting Through the Froth [Hardcover]

1.? Chinese Overseas Ports in Southeast and South Asia: Connecting the Dots? 2.? Chinas Involvement in Cambodian Ports and its Impacts with Special Attention to Dara Sakor? 3.? The Specter of the Maritime Silk Road in the Philippines: Dutertes Political Calculus and Elite Coalitions across Chinese Ports? 4.? Chinese Seaports in Myanmar: Understanding Success and Stagnation? 5.? Chinese Involvement in Bangladesh Seaports: A Window into the Evolving Economic Relationship? 6. Gwadar Seaport, Pakistan? 7. In the Dragons Wake: Indias Response to Chinese Maritime Activities in South and Southeast Asia? 8. Operational Factors Informing Chinese Naval Port Access in South and Southeast Asia

This book examines PRC involved seaports overseas, where involvement can take the form of PRC foreign direct investment (FDI), contracting, and/or terminal operations, in countries such as Cambodia, Pakistan, and the Philippines.

This book examines PRC involved seaports overseas, where involvement can take the form of PRC foreign direct investment (FDI), contracting, and/or terminal operations, in countries such as Cambodia, Pakistan, and the Philippines.

Including country-oriented chapters, the book sheds light on inter alia the realization (or not) of Chinese seaports, the effects of Chinese participation on port performance, trade, FDI, employment, and the environment, and the wider economic, political, and other ramifications of Chinas role. Importantly, the case studies in the book clearly demonstrate that among these ports there are successes and failures, positive or negative effects are not preordained, and domestic and international political factors notably influence what occurs in these overseas ports. The book also illuminates the critical role of third parties (including India) in shaping the dynamics of Chinas participation in Southeast and South AsilS–