China’s Blue Economy: A State Project of Modernisation

Fabinyi, M; Wu, A; Lau, S; Mallory, T; Barclay, K; Walsh, K; Dressler, W

China’s Blue Economy: A State Project of Modernisation

Fabinyi, M

Wu, A Lau, S Mallory, T Barclay, K Walsh, K Dressler, W

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Publisher:: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Environment and Development, 2021, 30, (2), pp. 127-148
Issue Date:: 2021-06-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Fabinyi, M https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5293-4081
dc.contributor.author	Wu, A
dc.contributor.author	Lau, S
dc.contributor.author	Mallory, T
dc.contributor.author	Barclay, K
dc.contributor.author	Walsh, K
dc.contributor.author	Dressler, W
dc.date.accessioned	2021-07-19T10:09:41Z
dc.date.available	2021-07-19T10:09:41Z
dc.date.issued	2021-06-01
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Environment and Development, 2021, 30, (2), pp. 127-148
dc.identifier.issn	1070-4965
dc.identifier.issn	1552-5465
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/149896
dc.description.abstract	The blue economy is a globally emerging concept for ocean governance that seeks to tap the economic potential of the oceans in environmentally sustainable ways. Yet, understanding and implementation of particular visions of the blue economy in specific regions diverge according to national and other contexts. Drawing on a discourse analysis of Chinese language documents, this article assesses how the blue economy has been conceptualised in Chinese state policy and discourse. Part of a state ideology and practice of modernisation that is defined in terms of rejuvenation under a strong state, the blue economy in China is seen as an opportunity to promote modernisation from overlapping economic, geopolitical and ecological perspectives and actions. China’s distinctive model for the blue economy presents emerging challenges for global ocean governance.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180100965
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Environment and Development
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/1070496521995872
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	Development Studies
dc.title	China’s Blue Economy: A State Project of Modernisation
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	30
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/School of Communication
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2021-07-19T10:09:40Z
pubs.issue	2
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	30
utslib.citation.issue	2

Abstract:

The blue economy is a globally emerging concept for ocean governance that seeks to tap the economic potential of the oceans in environmentally sustainable ways. Yet, understanding and implementation of particular visions of the blue economy in specific regions diverge according to national and other contexts. Drawing on a discourse analysis of Chinese language documents, this article assesses how the blue economy has been conceptualised in Chinese state policy and discourse. Part of a state ideology and practice of modernisation that is defined in terms of rejuvenation under a strong state, the blue economy in China is seen as an opportunity to promote modernisation from overlapping economic, geopolitical and ecological perspectives and actions. China’s distinctive model for the blue economy presents emerging challenges for global ocean governance.

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