Nov 03,2017 Special Forum Winning Projects and Hearts? Three Cases of Chinese Mega-Infrastructure Projects in Southeast Asia Under President Xi Jinping, Southeast Asia occupies a special place in China’s foreign policy. Politically, the consolidation of good relations with countries there is an essential component of China’s periphery diplomacy. Within the framework of China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Southeast Asia sits at the juncture of the Silk Road Economic Belt (mainland […] Yun Sun 21st Century Maritime Silk Road , I , Kyaukpyu , Silk Road Economic Belt , Sino-Laos Railway , Sino-Thai Railway