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ID120195
Title ProperGoing global responsibly? China's strategies towards sustainable overseas investments
LanguageENG
AuthorMaurin, Christelle ;  Yeophantong, Pichamon
Publication2013.
Summary / Abstract (Note)This article traces the evolution of China's policies aimed at promoting corporate social responsibility and sustainable investments, while assessing the extent to which its regulatory regime has succeeded in influencing the investment strategies of Chinese national companies across the developing world, specifically in Africa and the Mekong region. In an attempt to improve its international reputation, the Chinese government has stepped up its initiatives in recent years to oversee the practices of Chinese companies abroad and reorient the country's policies towards greater corporate responsibility. But while promising, these efforts have been largely impeded by weak policy implementation. As evinced from the African mining sector and the Mekong's hydropower industry, the diversity of corporate actors and their relative autonomy in making investment decisions, combined with lax governance in host countries and a long-standing concern with national development, have worked to hinder the effective regulation of Chinese overseas investments. Yet, that China, as a new country of origin of ODI, and Chinese firms are now making commitments to CSR and sustainability remains significant, indicating an important development in the country's "Going Global" strategy.
`In' analytical NotePacific Affairs Vol. 86, No.2; Jun 2013: p.281-303
Journal SourcePacific Affairs Vol. 86, No.2; Jun 2013: p.281-303
Key WordsChinese ODI ;  Sustainable Investment ;  Corporate Social Responsibility ;  Africa ;  Mekong