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China’s ‘old’ and ‘new’ Mekong River politics: the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation from a comparative benefit-sharing perspective

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This article analyzes China’s Mekong River politics before and after the establishment of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) from a comparative benefit-sharing perspective. China’s pre-LMC approach focused too much on the creation of economic benefits from and beyond the river while neglecting ecological benefits to the river. Moreover, despite the problems this ‘old’ approach caused for China and its downstream neighbours, China’s current LMC strategy seems to essentially replicate its former approach. While sustainable water resources management is identified as a priority area, actual cooperation and benefit sharing in this field remain insufficient.

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  • Sebastian Biba, 2018. "China’s ‘old’ and ‘new’ Mekong River politics: the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation from a comparative benefit-sharing perspective," Water International, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(5), pages 622-641, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rwinxx:v:43:y:2018:i:5:p:622-641
    DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2018.1474610
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    1. Qidong Huang & Jiajun Xu, 2019. "Rethinking Environmental Bureaucracies in River Chiefs System (RCS) in China: A Critical Literature Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-13, March.
    2. Han Phoumin & Sopheak Meas & Hatda Pich An, 2021. "Sustainable Energy-Related Infrastructure Development in the Mekong Subregion: Key Drivers and Policy Implications," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-21, May.

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