Caught between conflict and economic ties: How Southeast Asian countries profit from Chinese investments while being in a border dispute with China

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International Studies (BA)

Res, Julius (2023)

Caught between conflict and economic ties: How Southeast Asian countries profit from Chinese investments while being in a border dispute with China

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)

Countries in Southeast Asia in the 21st century are both dependent on China when it comes to economic affairs such as trade, but also infrastructure investment. At the same time, these countries are in conflict with China, about the South China Sea, in which China claims a bigger part of this sea than Southeast Asia would like. This thesis discusses the following research question: Why do Southeast Asian countries maintain Chinese infrastructure investments despite the territorial dispute about the South China Sea?

Belt and Road Initiative

Author: Res, Julius

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation: South & Southeast Asia

Supervisors: Hadiprayitno, I.

ECTS Credits: 15

Language: en

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Caught between conflict and economic ties: How Southeast Asian countries profit from Chinese investments while being in a border dispute with China