ABSTRACT
Chapter 10 argues that while analyses of the ‘China model’ of development have until recently mainly focused on China’s domestic economic growth, as China’s global role has expanded, especially under Xi Jinping and his signature BRI policy, there is growing interest in whether China seeks to export the China model abroad. Looking at Southeast Asia, the chapter shows that state-led forms of development, especially BRI-related infrastructure finance and construction, are only one aspect of the export of the China model. The chapter provides case studies from Cambodia, Myanmar, and Vietnam (with additional insights from the Philippines) to explore how informal and often illicit aspects of the China model are creating complications for the BRI in host countries and for China itself.
