How China is Raising Entire Cities outside its Borders

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China is building completely new cities from scratch overseas through the Belt and Road Initiative. Chapters 00:00 China's Overseas Investments 01:35 The Belt & Road Initiative 04:05 Forest City 07:12 Port City Colombo 09:12 Sihanoukville 10:36 Conclusion We examine the geopolitical effects of its expansion in the Global South by looking at three case studies in Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia. The cities Sihanoukville, Forest City, and Port City Colombo all reflect how China seeks more influence here, but also highlight the environmental and socio-cultural consequences that they produce. Consider Subscribing and turning on notifications, so you don't miss my next video - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChNFdkBdGMrSbzdV3M4glrg?sub_confirmation=1 For further reading (and some sources): Moser, S. (2017). Forest City, Malaysia, and Chinese expansionism: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02723638.2017.1405691 Winter, T. (2021). Geocultural Power: China’s Belt and Road Initiative: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14650045.2020.1718656 Callahan, W. A. (2016). China’s “Asia dream": https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2057891116647806 Po, S. & Heng, K. (2019). Assessing the Impacts of Chinese Investments in Cambodia: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333310139_Assessing_the_Impacts_of_Chinese_Investments_in_Cambodia_The_Case_of_Preah_Sihanoukville_Province_ISSUES_INSIGHTS_A_Working_Paper_on_China-Cambodia_Relations_Pacific_Forum Some of the music I used in this video: Some Jazz - Marcel van Cleef Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw29zD0xNUg&ab_channel=MarcelvanCleef