Chinese Provinces as Semi-Autonomous Diplomatic Actors in China’s Investments in Southeast Asia. Evidence from Guangxi Institutions and Individuals in the Mining Sector
This research highlights the central-local dynamics shaping China’s investment and diplomatic strategies in Southeast Asia. Mobilizing the notions of interest groups and, in particular, the concept of fragmentation, initially developed to analyse Chinese domestic policy, it allows for a better under...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Université de Provence
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Moussons |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/moussons/10670 |
| Summary: | This research highlights the central-local dynamics shaping China’s investment and diplomatic strategies in Southeast Asia. Mobilizing the notions of interest groups and, in particular, the concept of fragmentation, initially developed to analyse Chinese domestic policy, it allows for a better understanding of the motives behind China’s international projection, in particular by integrating the influence of Chinese provincial authorities into the analyses of Chinese foreign policy. This conceptual framework, too rarely developed in the literature, is used to highlight the role of Guangxi authorities in projecting Chinese investment and shaping its diplomacy in Southeast Asia. Taking the mining industry as a case study, this article reveals the numerous actors and strategies deployed at the Guangxi province level in order to shape China’s overall foreign policy in a way that better fits its own interest. This article thus advocates for a more local political and economic approach to Chinese outward projection to better comprehend all the stakes at play behind China’s global push. |
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| ISSN: | 1620-3224 2262-8363 |