Rivers of Iron: Railroads and Chinese Power in Southeast Asia

by David M Lampton, Selina Ho, Cheng-Chwee Kuik

In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled what would come to be known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)--a global development strategy involving infrastructure projects and associated financing throughout the world, including Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. While the Chinese government has framed the plan as one promoting transnational connectivity, critics and security experts see it as part of a larger strategy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520372999
• ISBN13: 9780520372993
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.1"