Inter Press Service: The Mekong River is steadily emerging as a testing ground for public diplomacy, Chinese style. Beijing, it appears, wants to reach out to its southern neighbours who share the river more as a friendly giant than an imposing bully. An unprecedented move to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding two of four dams on the upper stretches of the river that snakes through southern China is only the latest in a diplomatic shift towards openness taking shape since mid-March. On Jun. 7, ......
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China Goes for Friendly Giant Role in Mekong
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 14th, 2010
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