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This study examines a project in China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from a governance perspective, according to which the BRI is constructed through negotiations involving a diverse range of actors. The analysis focuses on the relationships among actors with different interests and resources, and traces how these shaped the design of the project. This approach differs from broader geostrategic discourses of the BRI. While the geostrategic perspectives have enriched our understanding of China's policies, the governance perspective offers a valuable bridging theory to inform analyses of how BRI projects are designed and implemented on the ground. The analysis was carried out using extensive documents from the Thai government, and interviews were conducted to enhance and refine the analysis. The Sino-Thai railway project highlights how the actors involved in bureaucratic processes and the network relations among them at domestic and bilateral levels have significant impacts on project design.
Bunnak et al. (Thu,) studied this question.