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Tabita Rosendal Ebbesen

Doctoral student

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Kinas buddhistiske diplomati i Sri Lanka : Kina bruger buddhistisk diplomati som en murbrækker for at fremme Silkevejs-initiativet i Sri Lanka

Author

  • Tabita Rosendal Ebbesen

Summary, in English

In this (Danish) article, Tabita Rosendal provides an overview of China's use of Buddhist diplomacy in Sri Lanka, arguing that the CCP is utilizing Buddhist strategic narratives in order to pave the way for the Belt and Road Initiative's (BRI) smooth implementation. She summarizes the BRI's progress in Sri Lanka, China's use of Buddhist diplomacy, as well as China's Buddhist strategic narratives, before providing insights into future obstacles to China's Buddhist strategy in Sri Lanka and elsewhere.

Department/s

  • Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University

Publishing year

2022-12-11

Language

Danish

Pages

3-7

Publication/Series

Kinabladet

Issue

90

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Dansk-Kinesisk Forening

Topic

  • Other Humanities not elsewhere specified
  • Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalization Studies)

Keywords

  • China
  • Sri Lanka
  • Belt and Road Initiative
  • Buddhism

Status

Published

Project

  • Fragmented Power: Contemporary Chinese Governance Practices of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1600-1273