Maritime Territorial Disputes and China’s Soft Power in East Asia

Kuo, Jason; Huang, Min-hua; Chu, Yun‐han

doi:10.1080/10670564.2021.1926092

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“…To control this high‐politics issue, it helps to concentrate our research on ‘low‐politicisation’ of BRI infrastructure projects. Of course, it is worth studying how the territorial disputes over South China Sea undermine international perceptions of China as well as China's BRI cooperation with Southeast Asian countries (Nie, 2016; Kuo et al ., 2021), but such kind of ‘high‐politicisation’ or securitization would make the research design much more complicated. Therefore, the author chooses Malaysia and Indonesia but exclude the Philippines and Vietnam in this article.…”

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Infrastructure and politics: Why the Belt and Road Initiative proceeded differently in Malaysia and Indonesia

Wang

2023

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

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The article seeks to understand the different types and sources of politicisation as well as the consequences for Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure projects. It is argued that while the personalised insulated type of foreign policymaking is conducive to intra‐system politicisation, the institutionalised responsive type is associated with extra‐system politicisation. While the former type is contingent on political turnovers and brings about abrupt shocks, the latter oftentimes generates societal pushback from socio‐economic groups. The article focuses on two flagship Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure projects in Malaysia and Indonesia. Based on fieldwork interviews and process tracing, the article finds that the East Coast Rail Link project in Malaysia has suffered from high risk of political interruption owing to Malaysia's personalised insulated type of foreign policymaking, whereas the Jakarta–Bandung High Speed Rail project in Indonesia has encountered sustained obstacles from Indonesian society and brought about substantial delays under Indonesia's institutionalised responsive type.

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Infrastructure and politics: Why the Belt and Road Initiative proceeded differently in Malaysia and Indonesia

Wang

2023

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

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“…Spatial territoriality issues continue to be a problem in various parts of the world, including the war between Azerbaijan and Armenia [1], territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas [2], and the Russia-Ukraine war [3]. These issues exist not only on a broad, inter-regional scale between countries, but also at national and regional levels, particularly in rural areas [4].…”

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Drafting and Implementation of Village Spatial Plan (RTRDes): A Case Study in Indonesia

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IJSDP

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The ongoing development exerting spatial pressure on the village area poses a threat to the survival of rural communities today. This development often treats the village as an object of exploitation, sparking tenure conflicts and contributing to natural disasters in the village. Village spatial planning is needed to bolster the village's position. Moreover, the territorial aspect of the village greatly contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While rules regarding village spatial planning are not yet established in Indonesia, several villages have initiated the preparation of Village Spatial Plans within their communities. The purpose of this study is to analyze the preparation and implementation of Village Spatial Plans in villages that have already undertaken this initiative. This research aims to illustrate the importance of a village having a spatial plan, hoping that the results can serve as material for policy formulation related to village spatial management in Indonesia. This research was conducted in 10 villages across 6 districts and 6 provinces in Indonesia. The study used a qualitative descriptive method with data collection through Focus Group Discussions (FGDs). The results indicated that community participation and mentoring support from external parties well-versed in spatial planning are crucial in the preparation and implementation of Village Spatial Plans. The existence of Village Spatial Plans provides economic, social, and environmental benefits. Apart from being a tool to clarify the identity of village potential, a Village Spatial Plan also serves as a mechanism to increase the value of that potential.

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Network analysis approach to China’s cooperative multilateral strategy in Asia between 1995 and 2020

Kryvets

2022

Asian Journal of Political Science

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Maritime Territorial Disputes and China’s Soft Power in East Asia

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Infrastructure and politics: Why the Belt and Road Initiative proceeded differently in Malaysia and Indonesia

Infrastructure and politics: Why the Belt and Road Initiative proceeded differently in Malaysia and Indonesia

Drafting and Implementation of Village Spatial Plan (RTRDes): A Case Study in Indonesia

Network analysis approach to China’s cooperative multilateral strategy in Asia between 1995 and 2020

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