| ID | 195075 |
| Title Proper | Hydro-hegemony assertion |
| Other Title Information | the dragon on the mainland Southeast Asia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Permata, Inda Mustika |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In the Xi Jinping era, China is actively implementing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) around the globe. Under the BRI, infrastructure development has become the main agenda for China to create connectivity. One of the infrastructure projects in the energy sector is the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project. The Nam Ou River is a tributary of the Mekong River located in Laos and borders China. For Laos, this project is part of their vision to be “The battery of Southeast Asia.” Therefore, this article attempts to explain that Nam Ou Hydropower has implications for China’s dominance in the Mekong region. The circle hydro-hegemony is used as the conceptual framework for analyzing the phenomenon. This article also applies a qualitative method with secondary data. The article shows that the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project in Laos elevates China’s influence in the Mekong region. By actively pulling and pushing its neighbors into cooperation, China exercises its power as an upstream country. |
| `In' analytical Note | East Asia: An International Quarterly Vol. 41, No.2; Jun 2024: p.163–181 |
| Journal Source | East Asia: An International Quarterly Vol: 41 No 2 |
| Key Words | ASEAN ; Power ; Taiwan ; China ; Southeast Asia ; Laos ; Region ; Mekong River ; Influence ; Project ; Science Diplomacy ; Mekong Region ; Hydropower Project ; Smart City ; BRI |