China’s disaster diplomacy in Southeast Asia
Disaster management provides an avenue for extraregional partners to engage with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its member states, as Southeast Asia is highly exposed to natural hazards. is article examines how China has managed its bilateral and multilateral relations w...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2022
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160265 https://cup.cuhk.edu.hk/journals/TheChinaReview |
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Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
Language: | English |
Summary: | Disaster management provides an avenue for extraregional partners to
engage with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and
its member states, as Southeast Asia is highly exposed to natural
hazards. is article examines how China has managed its bilateral and
multilateral relations with the region through engagement on disaster
management and explores the factors that have shaped the e ectiveness
of its diplomatic o ense in this area. e existing studies point to three
issues that can influence the success of disaster diplomacy, which
include mobilization, communication, and acceptance. This article
argues that China’s evolving aid system has led to mixed results of its
disaster diplomacy in Southeast Asia. State-centricity enables rapid
mobilization and deployment of resources and personnel through
official channels for overseas disaster relief missions. Nevertheless,
capacity limitations restrict the scope and modality of China’s involvement, and institutional constraints a ect its communication with the
recipient country/organization. Moreover, state-centricity makes
China’s overseas disaster-related activities susceptible to politics, which
adversely impact acceptance by the recipients. e article selects four
empirical cases to demonstrate how state-centricity has in uenced the
outcome of China’s disaster diplomacy in Southeast Asia, which include
ASEAN, the Philippines, Myanmar, and Indonesia. |
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