Cleric, Cadre, Businessman : China's Development Strategy in Sri Lanka

Summary, in English

Join us in exploring China's fascinating use of religion in foreign policy and its vital role in China's soft power strategy. Tabita Rosendal Ebbesen unravels Chinese Development policy, governance practices and the use of Buddhism in diplomatic and public diplomacy efforts in Sri Lanka in conversation with Frode Hübbe.

Mentioned in the article is Tabita’s great article China’s Buddhist Strategic Narratives in Sri Lanka – Benefits and Buddhism? Which is accessible open source: https://www.tandfonline.com/.../10.../09512748.2022.2120063

Tabita Rosendal Ebbesen is a Doctoral student at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University. Her research focuses on contemporary Chinese governance practices on the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, part of the Belt and Road Initiative. Aiming to fill knowledge gaps on port projects, Tabita has conducted fieldwork in Sri Lanka, interviewing key stakeholders.

Frode is a student assistant as the Nordic Institute of Asia Studies and a China Studies Student at the University of Copenhagen.

• Other contributions: Tabita Rosendal Ebbesen; Frode Bechmann Hübbe
• Department/s: Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
• Publishing year: 2023-10-20
• Language: English
• Links: https://megaphone.link/NSR1827721392
• Document type: Other
• Publisher: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS)
• Topic: Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalization Studies)
• Status: Published
• Project: Fragmented Power: Contemporary Chinese Governance Practices of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road