World Scientific Publishing Company China's Economic Footprint In South And Southeast Asia: A Futuristic Perspective - Case Studies Of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar And Thailand

The labyrinthine BRI projects, aimed at realizing win-win benefits, have created new challenges for the host countries. Economic aspirations must be shielded and protected by security umbrellas, thus making these countries partners of the China-dominated security architecture. Nowhere is this more evident than in the countries of Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Despite Southeast Asian nations being viewed as within the ambit of China's historical sphere of influence, Myanmar and Thailand provide experiences different from their neighbours. This book analyzes China as an economic juggernaut, undergirded by global ambitions, expanding its economic footprint across South and Southeast Asia through trade, technological supremacy and territorial acquisitions. The authors also navigate China's policies at home and abroad, providing a futuristic perspective on China's path to victory. The book provides answers to compelling questions as: How have strengthened economic relations of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand with China impacted their economies? Could these countries afford to rethink BRI projects and relations with China, given that there is a potential wariness of China's tightening embrace and possession of their key resources? Review <p><em>"This book deals with one of the most timely and delicate issues in the global economy, that is, China's economic relations with its neighboring countries, in particular South and Southeast Asian countries. These countries are the focal countries in China's Belt and Road Initiatives. How China engages with them has important implications for other countries in Northeast Asia, Europe and Oceania, which are muddling through the rising tension between the two superpowers, China and the US. This book is a must read for both academicians and policy practitioners."</em></p> --<p><em>Professor Keun Lee<br />Seoul National University, Korea</em></p><p><em>"Anyone who is determined to understand Chinese economic activities in South and Southeast Asia and appreciate the embedded political challenges must read this balanced and sophisticated book."</em></p> --<p><em>Shih Chih-yu<br />National Chair Professor & University Chair, National Taiwan University, ROC</em></p> About the Author <p><img src="" width="100" /></p> <p><strong>Reena Marwah</strong> (M.Phil, PhD in International Business) is Associate Professor, Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi, India. She is the recipient of several prestigious fellowships including the McNamara fellowship of the World Bank, 1999–2000, the Asia fellowship of the Asian Scholarship Foundation 2002–03 and the Tata Trust fellowships. She has served as Senior Academic Consultant (on deputation) to the Indian Council of Social Science Research, (ICSSR), and has been ICSSR Senior Fellow, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India. She is the founding editor of <em>Millennial Asia</em>, a Sage Journal. In addition to several chapters and articles published in books/journals, she is co-author/co-editor of 12 books and monographs including co-edited volumes <em>Transforming South Asia: Imperatives for Action</em>, (Knowledge World, India) 2014; <em>The Global Rise of Asian Transformation</em>, (Palgrave Macmillan) 2014. Her latest co-edited book is <em>China Studies in South and Southeast Asia: Pro-China, Objectivism, and Balance</em>, (2018) (World Scientific Publishing Company, Singapore). She is the author of <em>Reimagining India-Thailand Relations</em> (2020), published by World Scientific, Singapore. Her research interests include International business, India's relations with China and Southeast Asia and issues of Asian development.</p> <p> </p> <p><img src="" width="100" /></p> <p><strong>Dr Sanika Sulochani Ramanayake</strong>, PhD in Economics (Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea) is working as a Senior Lecturer at Department of Social Statistics in University of Kelaniya. Prior to this appoin