| ID | 187926 |
| Title Proper | Retrospective Analysis of the Major Driving Forces and Triggering Events behind China’s Cooperation in Sino-Kazakh Cross-border River Negotiations |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Dong, Yi |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Sino-Kazakh negotiations concerning water distribution of cross-border rivers have reached an impasse for the past six years. This article hypothesizes that China’s stance on Sino-Kazakh cross-border river issues is fundamentally driven by China’s assessment of separatism/terrorism in Xinjiang and its national policy concerning domestic water conservation. The argument is developed using the process-tracing method. The major finding of this research is that Sino-Kazakh cross-border river cooperation is facilitated by China’s reliance on Kazakhstan as an anti-separatist/counter-terrorist partner and thwarted by China’s national securitization of domestic water resources. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 31, No.138; Nov 2022: p.898-912 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Contemporary China Vol: 31 No 138 |
| Key Words | Sino-Kazakh Cross-border River Negotiations |