Geo-politics and Geo-economics of Meikong Waterway: Plights and Ways out
LU Guang-sheng
Research Center for Diplomacy with Neighboring Countries, Yunnan University; Institute of Contemporary International Relations, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091
Abstract：Meikong waterway is the “golden waterway”, “strategic passage”, and “environmental corridor” linking China and the countries in the lower reaches of Meiking River. Although China and the countries in the lower reaches of Meikong River have been expanding cooperation in shipping economy, security, and regulation, and have attained some achievements, there exist geo-political and geo-economical problems such as lack of mutual political confidence and latent hazards in security. Besides, currently, we are confronted with the recession in shipping economy, the Strategies of the Mekong River Commission (2016—2020) step up the construction of the shipping connection, and Burma is considering to become a member state of the Meikong River Commission. These changes pose a huge challenge for China to implement Lantsang-Mekong Cooperation Initiative on Indo-China Peninsula, establish interconnection on Meikong River, and further cooperation in water resources in this region. In the future, China and the countries in the lower reaches of Meikong River should focus on the following aspects: specify the content of the construction of the new shipping waterway including strategies, economy, security, and environment through setting the service goal of the new shipping waterway; bring into play the roles of the central governments, local governments, corporations, and research institutions in the construction of the new shipping waterway; integrate the construction of the new shipping waterway into Meikong’s former waterway development projects; balance the geo-political and geo-economical competition-cooperation relations among the Mekong River Commission, countries outside the region, and international organizations; to upgrade the shipping waterway of Meikong River in various ways such as “promoting politics through economy”, and “promoting emotions through economy”.
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