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Rethinking Investments in Natural Resources: China’s Emerging Role in the Mekong Region

Rethinking Investments in Natural Resources: China’s Emerging Role in the Mekong Region

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Date of publication
December 2008
Resource Language
ISBN / Resource ID
MLRF:1402
Pages
i-iv, 1-62

China's economic rise and consequent demand for a reliable and steady supply of inexpensive natural resources have led to a rapid increase in Chinese foreign direct investment stretching all the way to Africa and Latin America. Southeast Asia's Mekong region is no exception to that trend. This policy brief highlights China's emerging role in finance and trade in three selected Mekong region countries (Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam). The focus is on investments in the agribusiness, hydropower and mining industries where Chinese companies and banks are steadily gaining influence in the region.

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Authors and Publishers

Author(s), editor(s), contributor(s)

Rutherford, Jeff
Lazarus, Kate
Kelley, Shawn
Stannard, Peter

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