Desecuritization in China's Behavior towards Its Transboundary Rivers

The Mekong River, the Brahmaputra River, and the Irtysh and Ili Rivers

Dados Bibliográficos

ID8073756
AutoresSebastian Biba (0000-0001-9588-6614, SPZ Frankfurt Mitte, autor correspondente)
Ano2013
Volume23
Fascículo85
Páginas21-43
Data de publicação2013-06-27
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Contemporary China (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1067-0564 • E-ISSN: 1469-9400
EditoraRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10670564.2013.809975
OpenAlexW2010107009
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas18

Fresh water has no substitute, and its availability has been declining sharply around the globe. In Asia, China's role as a multidirectional and transborder water provider is unmatched. Analysis of China's behavior towards its transboundary rivers is therefore pivotal. By examining three different case studies—the Mekong River in Southeast Asia, the Brahmaputra River in South Asia and the Irtysh and Ili Rivers in Central Asia—this article seeks to lay the theoretical groundwork for understanding China's behavior. It pits previously applied realist rationales against the more recent notion of desecuritization strategies and makes a case for the latter. While desecuritization implies non- or de-escalation, it does not necessarily mean genuine long-term cooperation. The future of Asia's shared waters may thus be a contentious one

Archaeology · China · East Asia · Ethnology · Geography · Globe · Mekong river · Political science · Sociology · South asia · Southeast asia · Water resource management · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Environmental Science · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies · Transboundary Water Resource Management · Geology