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BRI and China's railway expansion in Southeast Asia

BRI and China's railway expansion in Southeast Asia

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Heiwai Tang, David M Lampton

AGI Public Policy Seminar Series

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Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been framed as a strategy that improves regional connectivity while strengthening infrastructure, investment and trade ties between China and other countries, particularly those in Asia. In this webinar, David M Lampton of Johns Hopkins University, co-author of “Rivers of Iron: Railroads And Chinese Power In Southeast Asia”, will examine China’s effort to create an intercountry railway system that connects the country with its seven Southeast Asian neighbors, including Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. He will also highlight the political strengths and weaknesses of the plan and evaluate the abilities of impacted countries to respond to the BRI.

The presentation will be followed by a discussion and Q&A session moderated by Professor Heiwai Tang of the University of Hong Kong.

The AGI Public Policy Webinar Series features leading academics and scholars from universities and think tanks around the world presenting current research on global public-policy issues and discussing their significance and implications for Asia and the world. All are welcome.

About the Speakers

Director, Asia Global Institute

Heiwai Tang

Senior Fellow, SAIS Foreign Policy Institute, Professor Emeritus, Johns Hopkins University

David M Lampton

David M Lampton is Senior Fellow at the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute and Professor Emeritus at Johns Hopkins--SAIS.

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