Can a mouse lift an elephant? explanation of chinese investment in Malaysia’s East Coast railway construction

• Main Authors: Lee, Chun-Yi, Lee, Pei May, Lau, Zhe Wei
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English; English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: JQ Political institutions Asia; JZ International relations
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/89357/1/Research%20seminar-Singapore-Feb%2019%202021.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/89357/2/EAI%20online%20conference%20presentation.pptx.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/89357/3/watch_v%3DKY8AbqTAJMY; http://irep.iium.edu.my/89357/14/89357_Can%20a%20mouse%20lift%20an%20elephant%20explanation%20of%20chinese%20investment%20in%20Malaysia%E2%80%99s%20East%20Coast%20railway%20construction.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/89357/

This project aims to explain the following two puzzles: firstly, can the Chinese infrastructure diplomacy be seen as innovative diplomacy other than existing economic diplomacy? Secondly, who are the main actors to negotiate and renegotiate the ECRL? In order to answer this part of the puzzle, we wi...