2016 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
China’s Foreign Aid and Investment Diplomacy in South Asia
Author : John F. Copper
Published in: China’s Foreign Aid and Investment Diplomacy, Volume II
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
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When the People’s Republic of China came into being in 1949, China’s national interests in South Asia were clearly secondary to its interests in both Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia. Still, China’s leaders saw good reasons to seek cordial relations with and/or improve ties with countries in South Asia. With time China’s interests there increased markedly.