China and Mekong regionalism
A reappraisal of the formation of Lancang‐Mekong Cooperation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6040714 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pongphisoot Busbarat (0000-0003-4341-9605, Chulalongkorn University), Poowin Bunyavejchewin (0000-0002-9080-2052, Thammasat University, corresponding author), Thapiporn Suporn (0000-0001-9916-1426, Khon Kaen University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 193-211 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Politics & Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1943-0787 • E-ISSN: 1943-0779 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/aspp.12575 |
| OpenAlex | W3146894344 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 19 |
The Mekong region is witnessing a regional order reconfiguration triggered by the China‐led Lancang‐Mekong Cooperation (LMC). Little research is available regarding the history of this sub‐regional grouping, particularly about its formation. Using sources from a recently opened archive in Bangkok, this article reappraises the origins and evolution of the initiative within the lens of regional group formation theory. Findings show that LMC is a revised version of Thailand's proposal for the formation of a dialogue on the management of the Mekong River that was initially dismissed by China. As China under Xi Jinping‐era claimed great power status with a droit de regard over the near abroad, it has used the LMC to exercise exclusive leadership over the Mekong region. This can be seen in the preparation of institutional infrastructure for the construction of a China‐Indochina Peninsula Economic Corridor (CICPEC) as part of China's wider Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) strategy
Archaeology · China · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Economy · Geography · Geomorphology · Mekong river · Peninsula · Political science · Politics · Regionalism (politics · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Peacebuilding and International Security · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies · Geology
Lancang-Mekong Cooperation
A sustainable framework for urban ecotourism development
Thailand’s BRICS move revisited
The Politics of Regionalism in the Mekong
Understanding Asean Centrality
Thailand’s role in the context of Acmecs centrality
The Anti‐Fraud Lever
Hydro-Hegemony Assertion
China’s perception of minilateralism and Chinese-style multilateralism
Minilateralism and Trilateral Cooperation in Northeast Asia
The Myth of Sino–Thai Brotherhood
Status and World Order
Asian Regionalism and Japan
Thai–US Relations in the Post-Cold War Era
Rescaling the Chinese state and regionalization in the Great Mekong Subregion
Alliance Formation and the Balance of World Power
Routledge Handbook of the Belt and Road
The United States, China, and Geopolitics in the Mekong Region
The Politics of Scope
International Regimes
Dominance and Leadership in the International Economy
The demand for international regimes
Power and Interdependencerevisited
Southeast Asia
| Citations per year | 2.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |