High-Level Visits and the Belt and Road Initiative: The Case of Southeast Asia

Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal

Wooi Yee Tan¹  Chong Foh Chin¹ 

[1] Institute of Chinese Studies, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia;

关键词: belt and road initiative;    china;    southeast asia;    high-level visits;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The study aims to examine the frequency of high-level visits between China and Southeast Asian countries from 2008 through 2019. It argues that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has encouraged diplomatic exchanges between China and Southeast Asian countries. However, the BRI is not the only reason that contributes to the high frequency of visits. The institutionalisation of bilateral and multilateral cooperation mechanism between China and Southeast Asian countries has also increased the close bond between the two sides. Other reasons that affect the frequency of visits include cordial political relations between China and individual Southeast Asian countries. Although the BRI has encouraged mutual visits between China and Southeast Asian countries, the South China Sea dispute remains a challenge to the relations between China and other claimants in the region.

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