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Record Nr.

UNINA9910866588803321

Autore

Chan Debby

Titolo

Defying Beijing : Societal Resistance to the Belt and Road in Myanmar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canberra : , : ANU Press, , 2024

©2024

ISBN

9781760466367

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 pages)

Disciplina

327.591051

Soggetti

International relations

Economic development projects

Burma Foreign economic relations China

China Foreign economic relations Burma

China Foreign public opinion, Burmese

China Commercial policy

Chine Relations extérieures Birmanie

Birmanie Relations extérieures Chine

Chine Conditions économiques 2000-

Chine Politique économique 2000-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Pushing Back State-Coordinated Belt and Road Projects in Myanmar -- 1. Myanmar’s Societal Actors in Paukphaw Relations -- 2. Audience Cost Dilemma in Sino–Myanmar Economic Cooperation -- 3. Myitsone Dam: Social Opposition Became Naypyidaw’s Bargaining Leverage -- 4. Letpadaung Copper Mine: Protest Repression in Exchange for Profit Redistribution -- 5. China–Myanmar Pipelines: Business Operated as Usual with Weak Opposition -- 6. Belt and Road Projects’ Implementation under the Aung San Suu Kyi-Led Government -- 7. Conclusion -- Appendix: List of Interviewees -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) aims to construct a Sino-centric transcontinental infrastructure network in Asia, Europe, Africa and beyond. Within this initiative, the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor



(CMEC) is a vital strategic component.