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Accepted Paper:
An examination of Chinese abroad environmental and social standards
Wawa Wang
Paper long abstract:
Over the past decade, China's overseas investments in infrastructure construction and resource extraction are estimated to total around $2 trillion USD.
Today, on the heels of the 'Belt and Road Initiative', China's stated policy is to increase both developmental assistance and the export of its industries to countries in the global south that are key to China's geopolitical interests—and where governance accountability is low. One such place is Central Asia, where China makes daily headlines over its interest in energy and natural resource extraction.
Citing the lack of transparency around Chinese financed activities in Central Asia, the panel intends to explore how Chinese loans and investments in the energy sector in Central Asia are changing the social and environmental landscapes.