Yunnan -- a Chinese bridgehead to Asia : a case study of China's political and economic relations with its neighbours

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    • Summers, Tim

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Yunnan -- a Chinese bridgehead to Asia : a case study of China's political and economic relations with its neighbours

Tim Summers

(Chandos Asian studies series : contemporary issues and trends)

Chandos Pub., 2013

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"The HEAD Foundation"--Cover

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-219) and index

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Description

The Chinese Government's five-year strategy for social and economic development to 2015 includes the aim of making the southwestern province of Yunnan a bridgehead for 'opening the country' to southeast Asia and south Asia. Yunnan - A Chinese Bridgehead to Asia traces the dynamic process which has led to this policy goal, a process through which Yunnan is being repositioned from a southwestern periphery of the People's Republic of China to a 'bridgehead' between China and its regional neighbours. It shows how this has been expressed in ideas and policy frameworks, involvement in regional institutions, infrastructure development, and changing trade and investment flows, from the 1980s to the present. Detailing the wider context of the changes in China's global interactions, especially in Asia, the book uses Yunnan's case to demonstrate the extent of provincial agency in global interactions in reform-era China, and provides new insights into both China's relationships with its Asian neighbours and the increasingly important economic engagement between developing countries.

Table of Contents

Dedication List of figures and tables List of abbreviations Note on use of Chinese Acknowledgements About the author Map of Asia Yunnan timeline Yunnan place names in Chinese Chapter 1: Introduction: why Yunnan? Abstract: Previous studies on Yunnan A provincial case study of China's political and economic relations Structure of the book Chapter 2: China in a changing world Abstract: Western China and the global economy China and its Asian neighbours Provincial agency in China's global interactions Chapter 3: Yunnan's history in regional perspective Abstract: From Dian kingdom to Mongol conquest From Ming integration to 'inward rebalancing' in the Qing Late Qing decline and European incursions Reform, revolution and the war period in Yunnan Yunnan from 1949 Chapter 4: Repositioning Yunnan: ideas and policy Abstract: Early ideas of 'opening up' in Yunnan Turning point: 1992 Developing ideas and policy The 'great international transit route' and CAFTA National belonging Repositioning continued Conclusion Acknowledgements Chapter 5: Yunnan and regional institutions Abstract: Early regional engagement: Greater Mekong Subregion Yunnan and BCIM New dynamics in the region(s) - CAFTA and a revitalised GMS Guangxi and regional institutions Yunnan and domestic regionalism Conclusion Chapter 6: Infrastructure development Abstract: The early 1990s: limited transport infrastructure Transport infrastructure in 2001 Further developments: 2006 and beyond Energy security and infrastructure development Challenges: politics and international relations Conclusion Chapter 7: From border trade to 'going out' Abstract: New trends from 2001 'Going out': outward investment from Yunnan Domestic trade and investment Conclusion Chapter 8: Conclusion Abstract: Provincial agency and 'competitive internationalisation' China, Asia and global political economy References Index

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  • NCID
    BB13731269
  • ISBN
    • 9780857094445
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxvi, 224 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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