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High-Speed Empire: Chinese Expansion and the Future of Southeast Asia
Contributor(s): Doig, Will (Author)
ISBN: 0997722983     ISBN-13: 9780997722987
Publisher: Columbia Global Reports
OUR PRICE:   $13.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | International Relations - General
- Political Science | World - Asian
- Transportation | Railroads - General
Dewey: 327.510
LCCN: 2018935104
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.9" W x 7.4" (0.30 lbs) 108 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Southeast Asian
- Cultural Region - Chinese
- Chronological Period - 21st Century
 
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Publisher Description:
The story of the world's most audacious infrastructure project.

Less than a decade ago, China did not have a single high-speed train in service. Today, it owns a network of 14,000 miles of high-speed rail, far more than the rest of the world combined. Now, China is pushing its tracks into Southeast Asia, reviving a century-old colonial fantasy of an imperial railroad stretching to Singapore; and kicking off a key piece of the One Belt One Road initiative, which has a price tag of $1 trillion and, reaches inside the borders of more than 60 countries.

The Pan-Asia Railway portion of One Belt One Road could transform Southeast Asia, bringing shiny Chinese cities, entire economies, and waves of migrants where none existed before. But if it doesn't succeed, that would be a cautionary tale about whether a new superpower, with levels of global authority unimaginable just a decade ago, can pull entire regions into its orbit simply with tracks, sweat, and lots of money. Journalist Will Doig traveled to Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore to chronicle the dramatic transformations taking place--and to find out whether ordinary people have a voice in this moment of economic, political, and cultural collision.


Contributor Bio(s): Doig, Will: - Will Doig is a journalist covering urban development, transportation, and infrastructure. Most recently, he was a senior editor at George Soros's Open Society Foundations. He has worked as an international editor at Next City, an online magazine about urbanism; a contributing writer at Salon, where he wrote the weekly "Dream City" column; and a senior editor at The Daily Beast. He was a recurring guest on NPR's "Talk of the Nation" and his work has been republished in two books. A graduate of George Washington University, he lives in New York City.