Words can speak louder than actions: examining China’s discourse approach in Mekong governance

• Main Author: Gong, Xue
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; China Mekong Governance; Lower Mekong Initiative
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/162507
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

China’s economic ambitions have propelled heated debates surrounding the country’s growing presence in the Mekong area.1 Although China’s influence permeates the subregion, Beijing now has more reasons to worry about the efficacy of its economic strategy there. First, China’s neighborhood environmen...