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APL (Ajiken Power Lunch)
FEEDING THE DRAGON: China & Natural Resource Development in Oceania
APL
(Ajiken
Power
Lunch)
is
a
lunchtime
workshop
open
to
public,
including
IDE
staffs,
visiting
research
fellows,
IDEAS
students,
outside
researchers
and
graduate
students.
This
workshop
provides
a
platform
for
presentation
of
any
work
in
progress
where
we
can
discuss
in
either
English
or
Japanese.
Those
who
would
attend
a
seminar
are
asked
to
announce
yourself
to
receptionists
on
your
arrival
at
the
IDE
and
to
obtain
APL
Organizers'
signature
on
your
admission
card
after
the
seminar.
Date&time:
May 21, 2015. (Thursday) 12：30-14：30
Venue:
Theme:
FEEDING THE DRAGON: China & Natural Resource Development in Oceania
Abstract
China’s
economic
growth
and
emergence
as
a
global
power
has
resulted
in
its
increasing
need
for
natural
resources.
Its
policy
of
accessing
natural
resources
through
state-led
“resource
diplomacy”
has
facilitated
the
increase
in
both
the
volume
and
value
of
Chinese
investments
in
natural
resource
extractions
worldwide.
This
has
had
both
positive
and
negative
impacts
on
socio-economic
developments,
especially
in
Third
World
countries.
This
often
raises
concern,
especially
amongst
Western
countries
that
have
a
long
history
of
investments
in
natural
resource
extractions
in
developing
countries.
This
presentation
will
examine
Chinese
investments
on
natural
resource
developments
in
Oceania,
with
a
focus
on
mining,
fisheries
and
forestry.
It
will
discuss
the
nature
and
dynamics
of
increasing
Chinese
investments
and
their
social,
economic
and
geo-political
implications
for
Pacific
Island
countries
and
those
interested
in
the
region.
Speaker：
Dr. Tarcisius Kabutaulaka （Associate Professor, Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawaii)
Chair:
Masaki Kataoka (Research Planning Department, IDE-JETRO)
Languages:
English
Soukknilanh Keola E-mail：Souknilanh_Keola
