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Malaysia and Indonesia maritime connectivity and domestic political economic development amid pandemic COVID-19

Southeast Asia is a vast economic region with a total population more than 600 million. The region provides a huge market and opportunity for countries in the region to achieve economic growth. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been proposed by China PDR in 2013 where some of Southeast Asian co...

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Main Authors: Hanizah Idris,, Chong, Wu Ling
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18611/1/52751-173536-1-SM.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.186112022-05-18T03:45:28Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18611/ Malaysia and Indonesia maritime connectivity and domestic political economic development amid pandemic COVID-19 Hanizah Idris, Chong, Wu Ling Southeast Asia is a vast economic region with a total population more than 600 million. The region provides a huge market and opportunity for countries in the region to achieve economic growth. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been proposed by China PDR in 2013 where some of Southeast Asian countries are the recipient of the investment projects including Malaysia and Indonesia. Together with Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC), both BRI and MPAC projects aim to improve physical connectivity, institutional connectivity and empowered people-to-people connectivity. This study examines how Malaysia and Indonesia have responded and participated in the BRI and MPAC in the aspect of their maritime connectivity and the development of related infrastructure. The early findings indicated that in comparison with Malaysia, Indonesia has been slow and cautious in embracing the BRI due to inefficiency in infrastructure development, various red tape and long-time anti-Chinese sentiments. The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that has been going back since December 2019 has severely hindered the progress of the maritime connectivity projects in both countries. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18611/1/52751-173536-1-SM.pdf Hanizah Idris, and Chong, Wu Ling (2021) Malaysia and Indonesia maritime connectivity and domestic political economic development amid pandemic COVID-19. Jebat: Malaysian Journal of History, Politics and Strategic Studies, 48 (3). pp. 153-181. ISSN 2180-0251 https://ejournal.ukm.my/jebat/issue/view/1450
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description Southeast Asia is a vast economic region with a total population more than 600 million. The region provides a huge market and opportunity for countries in the region to achieve economic growth. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been proposed by China PDR in 2013 where some of Southeast Asian countries are the recipient of the investment projects including Malaysia and Indonesia. Together with Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC), both BRI and MPAC projects aim to improve physical connectivity, institutional connectivity and empowered people-to-people connectivity. This study examines how Malaysia and Indonesia have responded and participated in the BRI and MPAC in the aspect of their maritime connectivity and the development of related infrastructure. The early findings indicated that in comparison with Malaysia, Indonesia has been slow and cautious in embracing the BRI due to inefficiency in infrastructure development, various red tape and long-time anti-Chinese sentiments. The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that has been going back since December 2019 has severely hindered the progress of the maritime connectivity projects in both countries.
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author Hanizah Idris,
Chong, Wu Ling
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Chong, Wu Ling
Malaysia and Indonesia maritime connectivity and domestic political economic development amid pandemic COVID-19
author_facet Hanizah Idris,
Chong, Wu Ling
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title Malaysia and Indonesia maritime connectivity and domestic political economic development amid pandemic COVID-19
title_short Malaysia and Indonesia maritime connectivity and domestic political economic development amid pandemic COVID-19
title_full Malaysia and Indonesia maritime connectivity and domestic political economic development amid pandemic COVID-19
title_fullStr Malaysia and Indonesia maritime connectivity and domestic political economic development amid pandemic COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed Malaysia and Indonesia maritime connectivity and domestic political economic development amid pandemic COVID-19
title_sort malaysia and indonesia maritime connectivity and domestic political economic development amid pandemic covid-19
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2021
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18611/1/52751-173536-1-SM.pdf
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