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Yunnan-A Chinese Bridgehead to Asia : a Case Study Of China'S Political And Economic Relations With Its Neighbours.

The Chinese Government's five-year strategy for social and economic development to 2015 includes the aim of making the southwestern province of Yunnan a bridgehead for 'opening the country' to southeast Asia and south Asia. Yunnan - A Chinese Bridgehead to Asia traces the dynamic proc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Summers, Tim
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington : Elsevier Science, 2013.
Colección:Chandos Asian studies series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Yunnan
  • A Chinese Bridgehead to Asia: A case study of China's political andeconomic relations with its neighbours; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of abbreviations; Note on use of Chinese; Acknowledgements; About the author; Map of Asia; Yunnan timeline; Yunnan place names in Chinese; 1. Introduction: why Yunnan?; Previous studies on Yunnan; A provincial case study of China's political and economic relations; Structure of the book; Notes; 2. China in a changing world; Western China and the global economy; China and its Asian neighbours.
  • Provincial agency in China's global interactionsNotes; 3. Yunnan's history in regional perspective; From Dian kingdom to Mongol conquest; From Ming integration to 'inward rebalancing' in the Qing; Late Qing decline and European incursions; Reform, revolution and the war period in Yunnan; Yunnan from 1949; Notes; 4. Repositioning Yunnan: ideas and policy; Early ideas of 'opening up' in Yunnan; Turning point: 1992; Developing ideas and policy; The 'great international transit route' and CAFTA; National belonging; Repositioning continued; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Notes.
  • 5. Yunnan and regional institutionsEarly regional engagement: Greater Mekong Subregion; Yunnan and BCIM; New dynamics in the region(s)
  • CAFTA and a revitalised GMS; Guangxi and regional institutions; Yunnan and domestic regionalism; Conclusion; Notes; 6. Infrastructure development; The early 1990s: limited transport infrastructure; Transport infrastructure in 2001; Further developments: 2006 and beyond; Energy security and infrastructure development; Challenges: politics and international relations; Conclusion; Notes; 7. From border trade to 'going out'; New trends from 2001.
  • 'Going out': outward investment from YunnanDomestic trade and investment; Conclusion; Notes; 8. Conclusion; Provincial agency and 'competitive internationalisation'; China, Asia and global political economy; Notes; References; Index.