China's International Transboundary Rivers - 9780367403706

Taylor & Francis Ltd

China's International Transboundary RiversPolitics, Security and Diplomacy of Shared Water Resources\nAuthor(s): Lei Xie, Jia Shaofeng\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367403706, 978-0367403706\nSynopsis\nChina has forty major transboundary watercourses with neighbouring countries, and has frequently been accused of harming its downstream neighbours through its domestic water management policies, such as the construction of dams for hydropower. This book provides an understanding of water security in Asia by investigating how shared water resources affect Chinas relationships with neighbouring countries in South, East, Southeast and Central Asia. \n\nSince China is an upstream state on most of its shared transboundary rivers, the countrys international water policy is at the core of Asias water security. These water disputes have had strong implications for Chinas interstate relations, and also influenced its in.