LI Dongxue, Soukanh CHITHPANYA, YANG Zijiang

Keywords： Land Development Right; Co-construction and Sharing; Institutional Embeddedness; Overseas Industrial Park; Mekong River Basin Country

Abstract：

The optimal allocation of spatial resources within China’s overseas industrial parks is crucial for high-quality development. This allocation fundamentally depends on realizing land development rights. As these parks localize further, sharing land development rights signifies the complex interplay between the host country’s institutions and the parks’ spatial development. A multi-case analysis of four of China’s national-level overseas industrial parks in Mekong River Basin countries identifies three key findings: (1) land development right sharing manifests as spatial allocation rights and spatial value-added benefit sharing; (2) its dynamics stem from negotiations between Chinese developers and host-country stakeholders, enabled by flexible local planning and park governance; (3) current challenges include limited adaptability of China’s planning technology and insufficient benefit-sharing depth. The study proposes country-, type-, and level-specific land development right sharing strategies to foster a stronger “community of interests” between overseas industrial parks and host nations.

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