Annual Report on the Development of International Relations in the Indian Ocean Region (2014)

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. General Report

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Competition and Cooperation Between Great Powers Over the Bay of Bengal

      • Rong Wang

      Pages 3-26

   3. The Strategic Landscape of South Asia and Indian Ocean Region

      • Hailin Ye

      Pages 27-40

3. Sub-report: Multilateral Relations and Regional Economic Cooperation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41

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   2. Strategic Competition and Multilateral Relations in Indo-Pacific Region

      • Cuiping Zhu

      Pages 43-67

   3. Myanmar’s Foreign Policy and Multilateral Relations in the Democracy Process

      • Li Zhu

      Pages 69-95

   4. Sino-Pakistan Economic and Trade Relations: Status Quo and Challenges

      • Xu Wang

      Pages 97-130

   5. India and TPP: Opportunities and Challenges

      • Laihui Xie, Tianguo Li

      Pages 131-151

4. Special Reports: Bilateral Relations and Development in 2013

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153

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   2. India-Myanmar Bilateral Relations: Cooperate Actively and Progress Significantly

      • Zhaoli Wu

      Pages 155-169

   3. Sino-Myanmar Bilateral Relations in 2013: Develop Steadily and Challenges Existed

      • Wu Liu

      Pages 171-190

   4. Sino-India Bilateral Relations: Review and Prospects

      • Yishuang Yang

      Pages 191-222

   5. US-Myanmar Bilateral Relations: “Constant Variables” and “Independent Variables”

      • Peng Liu

      Pages 223-253

   6. Adjustment of Japan’s Policy Toward Myanmar Since Myanmar’s Political Transition

      • Yanfang Li

      Pages 255-287

5. Back Matter

   Pages 289-340

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This book focuses on international relations in the Indian Ocean region and examines bilateral and multilateral relations in the Indo-Pacific region. Written by leading researchers in the fields of international studies and Indian Ocean studies, the report provides a strategic review, major events and related data in this region. It is divided into three major parts: the General Report examines new characteristics in the relations between great powers, the strategic landscape of South Asia and the Indian Ocean region, and strategic competition and multilateral relations in the Indo-Pacific region. The second part explores current bilateral relations: India-Myanmar, Sino-Myanmar, Sino-India, US-Myanmar, and Japan-Myanmar, while the third highlights issues such as Myanmar’s democratization, India and TPP. Despite the turmoil in this region, the report shows that it will predominantly be one characterized by peace, development and cooperation in the years to come. At the same time, it is vital that a new type of great power relations be established to ensure peace and prosperity in the Indian Ocean region. In closing, the report puts forward a number of suggestions for improving relations between China and Indian Ocean countries.

• Foreign Policy
• Indo-Pacific Region
• Multilateral Relations
• South Asia and Indian Ocean Region
• Strategic Review
• Trade Relations

• RIIO, Yunnan Uni. of Finance and Economics, Kunming, China

  Rong Wang, Cuiping Zhu

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