Open figure viewer
Significance
The Mekong flows through China and the five mainland South-east Asian states -- Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Earlier this month, China belatedly informed the downstream Mekong countries of reduced water flow because of power-line maintenance at one of its dams on the river.
Impacts
US partners India and Japan will look to strengthen economic ties with the South-east Asian Mekong states.
Climate change and low rainfall will exacerbate droughts in mainland South-east Asia.
The China-led Lancang-Mekong Cooperation initiative will dominate management of the Mekong, overshadowing the Mekong River Commission.
Keywords:
South-east Asia,
AP,
China,
ASEAN,
Brunei,
Cambodia,
Laos,
Myanmar,
Thailand,
United States,
Vietnam,
industry,
international relations,
aid,
foreign policy,
government,
water,
energy,
foreign trade,
health,
infrastructure,
renewable energy
© Oxford Analytica 2021. All rights reserved. This content contains general information about geopolitical, macroeconomic and social developments or (where stated) other matters. It does not contain advice or recommendations that may be relied on. Where links to external websites are provided, this does not indicate that Oxford Analytica or Emerald agree with, endorse or have checked for accuracy the contents of said sites.
2021
You do not currently have access to this content.
