China’s Hydro-politics in the Mekong: Conflict and Cooperation in Light of Securitization Theory

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Sebastian Biba (Goethe University Frankfurt,Germany)

China’s Hydro-politics in the Mekong

Conflict and Cooperation in Light of Securitization Theory

Sebastian Biba (Goethe University Frankfurt,Germany)

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Routledge
07 March 2018

International relations; Drought & water supply

Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

China’s Hydro-politics in the Mekong explores the intricate processes of conflict and cooperation over the use of water resources in the Mekong river basin between upstream China and the downstream countries of Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The book tackles two gaps in the empirical literature: first, the neglect of international hydro-politics as one specific and increasingly important issue area of China’s foreign policy behavior, especially its neighborhood diplomacy; and second, the disregard of China’s role in Mekong River politics.

In particular, this book scrutinizes the ‘spring 2010 Mekong crisis’ and the events surrounding it which led to a series of complex multi-level, security-related interactions among various state and non-state actors in the region, with China at the center. Analyzing this crisis, the book not only employs securitization theory as its theoretical framework and adds a couple of innovations to this theory, but also gives a detailed account of China’s hydro-political behavior in one specific and particularly revealing case study. Moreover, the book embeds China’s Mekong hydro-politics in the bigger picture of its (sub-)regional international affairs, as the former does not take place in a vacuum, but rather is a part of China’s overall foreign relations with its neighbors. The book acknowledges this link and provides new insights into the role of hydro-politics and its relationship vis-à-vis other issue areas of China’s foreign policy.

By: Sebastian Biba (Goethe University Frankfurt Germany)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 430g
ISBN: 9781138553606
ISBN 10: 1138553603
Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 07 March 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 Introduction: China and Water 2 Securitization Theory and China’s International Hydro-politics 3 China and Southeast Asia 4 China and the Mekong 5 The Spring 2010 Mekong Crisis, Part One: China Faces Criticism 6 The Spring 2010 Mekong Crisis, Part Two: China Responds 7 Conclusion: Making Sense of China’s (Mekong) Hydro-politics

Sebastian Biba is Lecturer at the Institute of Political Science at Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany.