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| Religion as a Tool of Influence: Buddhism and China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Mainland Southeast Asia | ||
| 作者 | Raymond, Gregory V. (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Contemporary Southeast Asia |
| 卷期 | v.42 n.3 |
| 出版日期 | 2020.12 |
| 頁次 | 346 - 371 |
| 出版者 | ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute |
| 出版者網址 | https://www.iseas.edu.sg/ |
| 出版地 | Singapore [新加坡] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 關鍵詞 | Buddhism; China; Belt and Road Initiative; Myanmar; Thailand; Cambodia; Laos |
| 摘要 | The material dimensions of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which encompass multibillion-dollar investments in transport infrastructure and industrial estates, are expected to make China a key player in the development and increasing integration of mainland Southeast Asia. This article, however, looks beyond trade and hard infrastructure to examine China’s emerging efforts to build influence at the ideational level through the use of Buddhism as a cultural resource. It documents government-sponsored outreach to Southeast Asia’s Buddhist leaders and communities in Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos. It finds that there has been a surge in outreach from a range of Chinese provinces since the advent of the BRI in 2013. These outreach efforts warrant categorization as influence operations because they are orchestrated through the offices of the United Front Work Department, are being used to promote China’s political goals, and are sanctioned by a party that remains staunchly atheist and forbids its members to practise religion. In broader terms, China’s use of Buddhism as an adjunct to the BRI in mainland Southeast Asia suggests it is seeking to dampen disquiet about the BRI, including by fostering a sense of shared values with mainland Southeast Asian states. |
| 目次 | Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks 349 Buddhism in China and the Current Revival of China’s Buddhist Diplomacy 351 China’s Buddhist Diplomacy in Mainland Southeast Asia 353 Mobilizing Chinese Buddhist Communities for Engagement with Southeast Asia 353 Multilateral Buddhist Engagements with Southeast Asia 354 Bilateral Buddhist Engagements with Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos 355 What Could China’s Buddhist Influence Operations Achieve? 358 China, Buddhism and the New Forms of Regional Community 362 Conclusion 363 |
| ISSN | 0129797X (P) |
| 點閱次數 | 186 |
| 建檔日期 | 2023.06.21 |
| 更新日期 | 2023.10.02 |
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