‘One Belt-One Road Initiative’ and ASEAN Connectivity: Synergy Issues and Potentialities

Jetin, Bruno

doi:10.1007/978-981-10-5972-8_12

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“…The Maritime Area (21st Century Maritime Silk Road) will connect China with Europe through the South China Sea and Indian Ocean (China-Britain Business Council 2016). The total cost of OBOR is equal to 12 times of the Marshall Plan, which was approximately USD 120 billion in current value (Jetin 2017).…”

Section: One Belt One Roadmentioning

confidence: 99%

CPEC’s Utility and Concerns under OBOR Initiative: A Pakistani Industrial Perspective

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This study emphasizes the utility and concerns of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on various sectors of Pakistan’s economy through the lens of real stakeholders. Specifically, this study focuses on three aspects: the beneficiary of CPEC; CPEC’s effects on employment, GDP, foreign direct investment and personal income in Pakistan; and the concerns regarding Pakistan’s sovereignty. A qualitative research approach was adopted to explore the objectives of the study. To analyze these aspect, in-depth interviews from different Pakistan’s business community are conducted. Our study finds that CPEC will not only beneficial for both Pakistan and China, but also for other neighbouring countries in the region. To validate these findings, interviewee’s data is analyzed in the light of semantic analysis approach. Our study illustrates that, the development along the corridor will produce employment opportunities that will raise the income level of a common person of Pakistan, and the industrial growth in Pakistan through CPEC will have a positive effect on the country’s GDP. Our study also concludes that CPEC doesn’t pose any threat to Pakistan’s sovereignty. The stakeholders of CPEC are concerned over the intentions of Pakistan government; that need to be clarified. This research study also suggests the maximum benefits out of this mega venture.

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Section: One Belt One Roadmentioning

confidence: 99%

CPEC’s Utility and Concerns under OBOR Initiative: A Pakistani Industrial Perspective

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“…Yet, he questions why the concept of connectivity is raised after ASEAN has successfully cooperated for years, and found the answer that every ASEAN country needed infrastructure development which will ultimately drive the pace of trade and investment in the region. In the same way, Bruno Jetin [10] asserts that ASEAN Connectivity is more than just the lowering of costs for commercial transaction, time and travel; it is also about offering the potential benefits to all members, thereby ensuring the fair treatment in Southeast Asia. Nonetheless, he found that ASEAN will probably encounter several challenges such as the inability to reduce policy and institutional barriers, and the inability to fund itself to achieve the Master Plan for ASEAN Connectivity in 2025.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Asean Connectivity 2025: Shall Australia Become the Future Member of Asean?

Korwa¹

2019

The International Conference on ASEAN 2019

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The issue of Australia becoming a full member of ASEAN has been a widely-debated topic in recent years. Nowhere is this more relevant than in Southeast Asia, where the future idea of connectivity in the region is compromised. This paper aims to investigate whether or not Australia can join ASEAN in 2025. The 'secondary research' method is utilized to gather data as well as adopting a qualitative approach to analyze the topic. This paper finds that Australia will not become the ASEAN member for several reasons. Firstly, the Australian community is different from Southeast Asian nations. Secondly, Australia is geographically not in Asia. Thirdly, the bid of Australia to be a full ASEAN community partner may not only trigger the debate among ASEAN leaders but also undermine its community vision for 2025. Lastly, Australia will restrict itself to its policy autonomy and comply with ASEAN Way (the principle of non-interference and consensus decisionmaking) which are not in the best interests of Australia.This paper finally concludes that ASEAN Connectivity 2025 will be better off without Australia and, to work towards a better ASEAN, it recommends for Australia to maintain its status quo as the ASEAN dialogue partnership.

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“…Under these circumstances, ASEAN experts suggest creating reliable safety mechanisms to, on the one hand, capitalize upon China’s BRI while also intensifying cooperation with other strong Eurasian actors, primarily with Japan and India, to balance Beijing’s growing influence (Hong, ; Singh, ; Chongkittavorn, ; Cook, Suryadinata, Izzuddin, & Hiep, ; Kausikan, ). Besides, some scholars from ASEAN member‐states highlight the necessity to not only participate in the BRI, but to also integrate it into ASEAN strategic planning to enhance regional connectivity (Jetin, ; Kapahi, ; Pitakdumrongkit, ).…”

Section: The Eurasian Resetmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reenergizing the Russia‐ASEAN Relationship: The Eurasian Opportunity

Evgeny¹,

Korolev²

2018

Asian Politics and Policy

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While Russia’s policy in Southeast Asia (SEA) encounters serious deficiencies, in 2016, plans to raise the Russia‐ASEAN relationship to the level of strategic partnership were announced at the top level. The puzzle is how cooperation between Russia and ASEAN in Eurasia can lay the foundation for their strategic partnership. The article gives insights into Russia’s policy in SEA through the prism of ASEAN prospective plans, traces the increase in bilateral cooperation in Eurasia, and assesses the potential of the ASEAN‐SCO‐EAEU format and its implications for Russia’s policy in SEA. The authors argue that the Russia‐ASEAN strategic partnership will be premised upon their cooperation in Greater Eurasia, which will give a strong impetus to Russia’s policy in SEA. The article identifies the reasons behind premising the planned Russia‐ASEAN strategic partnership on Greater Eurasia’s foundation, the obstacles the parties will have to overcome, and the impact of this cooperation upon Russia‐ASEAN connectivity.

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‘One Belt-One Road Initiative’ and ASEAN Connectivity: Synergy Issues and Potentialities

Cited by 29 publications

References 6 publications

CPEC’s Utility and Concerns under OBOR Initiative: A Pakistani Industrial Perspective

CPEC’s Utility and Concerns under OBOR Initiative: A Pakistani Industrial Perspective

Asean Connectivity 2025: Shall Australia Become the Future Member of Asean?

Reenergizing the Russia‐ASEAN Relationship: The Eurasian Opportunity

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