TY - BOOK AU - PENG ER Lam TI - Thailand's kra canal proposal and China's maritime silk road : : between fantasy and reality PY - 2018/// KW - THAILAND KW - POLITICS KW - CHINA KW - SOUTHEAST ASIA N2 - The article examines the controversy over the alleged China -Thai memorandum of understanding on the kra canal. The article argues that the greatest obstacle tot he construction of the kra canal is not a lack of desire on the part of China but the polarized nature of Thai domestic politics leading to a paralysis in the decision making over the issue UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/00927678.2017.1410403 ER -