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ASEAN Connectivity and China – Japan Infrastructure Export Competition Challenges facing ASEAN Integration
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Berger, Blake Harley |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | ASEAN’s regional integration initiative can be traced back to the initiation of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) in 1992. China and Japan have been steadfast partners of ASEAN in its pursuit of its regional integration goal. Integration in Southeast Asia gained further steam when the organisation adopted the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2007 and the Master Plan for ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) in 2010. China and Japan are poised through their respective economic plans and infrastructure exports to significantly assist the region in bolstering its integration initiative, whether through the construction of high-speed rail (HSR) links or port development. Both China and Japan have increased not only their diplomatic outreach and institution building with ASEAN and its member states but have also substantially strengthened their economic and infrastructure engagement with the region, under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Partnership for Quality Infrastructure (PQI), respectively. While the two states’ infrastructure exports help support ASEAN’s connectivity goals, their rivalry may hamper cohesive integration in ASEAN. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://asiasociety.org/sites/default/files/2019-04/Chapter%2014%20ASEAN%20Connectivity%20and%20China%E2%80%93Japan%20Infrastructure%20Export%20Competition.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
