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The Deviated Route: Navigating the Logistical Power Landscape of the Mekong Border Trade
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Abstract In the past two decades, the Mekong region has seen an increase in infrastructure projects aimed at improving transportation and connectivity between China and neighboring countries. These projects feature border control points, customs checkpoints, and security forces, leading to state control over... mehr
In the past two decades, the Mekong region has seen an increase in infrastructure projects aimed at improving transportation and connectivity between China and neighboring countries. These projects feature border control points, customs checkpoints, and security forces, leading to state control over cross-border trade mobility. Logistical power has gradually penetrated the social life in border trading, selectively facilitating certain groups while excluding others. Despite the overarching influence of state control, local traders still assert their agency in shaping cross-border trade practices. However, the transport and border control infrastructures hindered small-scale trading during the global pandemic and filtered out less economically important goods from cross-border mobility. This paper highlights the dynamic relationship between state control and various actors in cross-border trade in the Mekong region. It calls for an inclusive strategy in developing border infrastructure, aiming to ensure equitable benefit distribution and actively integrate the voices and experiences of those most impacted by these changes into the planning and execution of regional projects.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
China; Handel; Logistik; Macht; Infrastruktur; grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit
Klassifikation
Wirtschaftssektoren
Freie Schlagwörter
Border Trade; Logistical Power; Mekong Region
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2023
Seitenangabe
S. 189-208
Zeitschriftentitel
ASEAS - Advances in Southeast Asian Studies, 16 (2023) 2
Heftthema
Negotiating Chinese Infrastructures of Modern Mobilities: Insights from Southeast Asia
ISSN
2791-531X
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung 4.0