The role of China in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is directly linked with the North-South Corridor, a transportation route where the improvement of regional infrastructure and road construction has instigated extensive cross-border movement of goods, people and capital.
The prominent role of China is apparent from an investment in the construction of a large dam in Myanmar, and from the influx of Chinese goods into major points in the Mekong region such as Vientiane and Thailand’s border towns of Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai.
This role is even more extensive if we consider Chinese assistance and trade with Myanmar and Cambodia. Apart from providing assistance in the form of public utilities and road construction in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia, China is also the largest foreign investor in Vietnam. (Courtesy of Bangkok Post: News)
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