China's maritime Silk Road: the politics of routes

• Main Author: Chan, Irene
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Country and region studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific; International political economy; International politics and security; Maritime security; Middle East and North Africa (MENA); Regionalism and multilateralism; Southeast Asia and ASEAN
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82072; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39791
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

China has not effectively communicated its grand connectivity ideas to South and Southeast Asian countries. Beijing urgently needs to improve its communications with external parties and seek feedback so as to counter media speculations and to have a better understanding of regional needs.