Ruili, China: The China-Myanmar nexus hub at the crossroads

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2020.102766

	Ruili, China: The China-Myanmar nexus hub at the crossroads
	Song, Tao 1; Chahine, Teresa 2; Sun, Man 1
刊名	CITIES
	2020-09-01
卷号	104 页码:10
关键词	Border city China - Myanmar border Belt and road initiative State space South-East Asia Small ordinary city
ISSN号	0264-2751
DOI	10.1016/j.cities.2020.102766
通讯作者	Song, Tao(songtao@igsnrr.ac.cn)
英文摘要	This profile of Ruili examines this significant border city which sits at the nexus between China and Myanmar. Despite its strategic role and location, Ruili has attracted comparatively little attention. Ruili is an important Chinese city because, despite its strategic role and location, it has attracted comparatively little attention. We review the historic role of Ruili on the southwestern route of the Silk Road and document the recent transformation of its urban socioeconomic landscape and fabric since the beginning of the Belt and Road Initiative. We argue that Ruili developed from a 'small' and 'ordinary' border city to become the hub of cooperation between China and Myanmar. This transformation was driven by the port economy and border trade of this city as well as the elevated position occupied by Ruili in state planning and mega-project investment deployed by the authorities. Indeed, Ruili grew because of its geographic significance at the Myanmar border as well as key nodal point status as a nexus radiation center facing Southeast Asia which enabled the concentration of production, finance, and commodity trade. This article examines and discusses land use and spatial structures from the perspective of Ruili urban planning. We also discuss the challenges faced by this city as a national border space manifest in bilateral trade flow fluctuations and shortages of urban services and infrastructure. We conclude that cross border management governance innovation and reform, particularly to include additional stakeholders, will be necessary to nurture and sustain the role of Ruili as a regional hub in Southeast Asia.
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[41701131]
WOS关键词	POLITICAL-ECONOMY ; CITY ; CITIES ; GOVERNANCE ; MANDALAY ; ROAD
WOS研究方向	Urban Studies
语种	英语
出版者	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
WOS记录号	WOS:000541151900023
资助机构	National Natural Science Foundation of China
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/162308]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Song, Tao
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Yale Univ, Yale Sch Management, New Haven, CT USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Song, Tao,Chahine, Teresa,Sun, Man. Ruili, China: The China-Myanmar nexus hub at the crossroads[J]. CITIES,2020,104:10.
APA	Song, Tao,Chahine, Teresa,&Sun, Man.(2020).Ruili, China: The China-Myanmar nexus hub at the crossroads.CITIES,104,10.
MLA	Song, Tao,et al."Ruili, China: The China-Myanmar nexus hub at the crossroads".CITIES 104(2020):10.