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EWC Research Speaker Series
Monday, March 25th, 2024
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. HST
Central-Local relations in China’s Foreign Policy towards Southeast Asia
featuring
Dr. Sumie Yoshikawa, Associate Professor, School of Law, Senshu University
Abstract: China has been deepening its economic cooperation with Myanmar. China’s most important project in Myanmar is the oil and gas pipelines from ports in Myanmar to Yunnan Province. The proposal for energy pipelines was drafted and proposed to the central government by Yunnan and was adopted as a national project within only two years. Yunnan also continued to propose the construction of a Border Economic Cooperation Zone. Yet, it took nearly two decades to be approved as one of the national projects by Beijing. This talk will examine how China has conducted its foreign policy towards Myanmar through the efforts of the Chinese central government and the local government of Yunnan.
Dr. Sumie Yoshikawa is an associate professor at the School of Law at Senshu University, Japan. She also served as a Visiting Scholar at the East-West Center from August 2023 to March 2024. Her research interests include China’s foreign policy and East Asian international relations. She holds an M.A.in Law from Peking University and a Ph.D.in Political Science from Waseda University, Japan. Her Publications include “The Quest for a Chinese School of International Relations: Observations from China, the West, and Japan,” “China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative and Local Government,” and in Japanese, China’s Path to Great Power Diplomacy, among others.
The views expressed are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect East-West Center policies or positions.
EWC Research Speaker Series
Monday, March 25th, 2024
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. HST
Central-Local relations in China’s Foreign Policy towards Southeast Asia
featuring
Dr. Sumie Yoshikawa, Associate Professor, School of Law, Senshu University
Abstract: China has been deepening its economic cooperation with Myanmar. China’s most important project in Myanmar is the oil and gas pipelines from ports in Myanmar to Yunnan Province. The proposal for energy pipelines was drafted and proposed to the central government by Yunnan and was adopted as a national project within only two years. Yunnan also continued to propose the construction of a Border Economic Cooperation Zone. Yet, it took nearly two decades to be approved as one of the national projects by Beijing. This talk will examine how China has conducted its foreign policy towards Myanmar through the efforts of the Chinese central government and the local government of Yunnan.
Dr. Sumie Yoshikawa is an associate professor at the School of Law at Senshu University, Japan. She also served as a Visiting Scholar at the East-West Center from August 2023 to March 2024. Her research interests include China’s foreign policy and East Asian international relations. She holds an M.A.in Law from Peking University and a Ph.D.in Political Science from Waseda University, Japan. Her Publications include “The Quest for a Chinese School of International Relations: Observations from China, the West, and Japan,” “China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative and Local Government,” and in Japanese, China’s Path to Great Power Diplomacy, among others.
The views expressed are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect East-West Center policies or positions.
