Konflikt und Kooperation am Mekong: internationale Politik an grenzüberschreitenden Wasserläufen
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In: Contemporary Southeast Asia, Band 29, Heft 1, S. 97-120
In: Contemporary Southeast Asia, Band 29, Heft 1, S. 97-120
ISSN: 1793-284X
Against the backdrop of population and economic growth China's water resources are getting scarcer. Uneven regional distribution and increasing pollution further reduce the locally available resources, Domestic measures applied to tackle the problems deriving from this scarcity produce international effects, giving rise to the apprehension that China will have to quench its thirst by increasingly exploiting sources that do not stem from or remain within its own territory. China's performance in international negotiations over water as well as in the regional Mekong regime reveals that to China transboundary cooperation is more a strategic option than a normative commitment. This article argues that alliances confronted with the impacts of Chinese water policy should focus on counterbalancing rather than just criticizing or even ignoring Chinese ambitions. With China being in a dominant position hydrologically, as well as politically, a second strategy would be "issue linkage": offering incentives in non-water fields in return for cooperative management of shored water resources. Adapted from the source document.
In: Contemporary Southeast Asia, Band 29, Heft 1, S. 97-120
ISSN: 0129-797X
Against the backdrop of population and economic growth China's water resources are getting scarcer. Uneven regional distribution and increasing pollution further reduce the locally available resources. Domestic measures applied to tackle the problems deriving from this scarcity produce international effects, giving rise to the apprehension that China will have to quench its thirst by increasingly exploiting sources that do not stem from or remain within its own territory. China's performance in international negotiations over water as well as in the regional Mekong regime reveals that to China transboundary cooperation is more a strategic option than a normative commitment. This article argues that alliances confronted with the impacts of Chinese water policy should focus on counterbalancing rather than just criticizing or even ignoring Chinese ambitions. With China being in a dominant position hydrologically, as well as politically, a second strategy would be "issue linkage": offering incentives in non-water fields in return for cooperative management of shared water resources. (Contemp Southeast Asia/GIGA)
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ISSN: 0721-2178
In: Internationales Asien-Forum: international quarterly for Asian studies, Band 41, Heft 3-4, S. 215-242
ISSN: 0020-9449
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In: Internationales Asien-Forum: international quarterly for Asian studies, Band 41, Heft 3/4, S. 215-242
ISSN: 0020-9449
In: Environmental science & policy, Band 13, Heft 7, S. 648-659
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