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China Withholds Full Legitimacy From Myanmar Junta: Old Wine in a New Bottle?

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Commentary

By Aung Zaw

Beijing has long played a complex diplomatic game in its southern neighbor, hedging its bets by courting all stakeholders; the UN representation issue is no different.

UN Ambassador Saga Spotlights China’s Cautious Approach to Myanmar

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Beijing will continue to back the junta to protect its access to the Indian Ocean, but it has learned not to put all its eggs in one basket in its southern neighbor.

What Has Happened to Myanmar’s Tatmadaw?

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Tasked with fighting a full-fledged war in the heartland, it remains to be seen whether the military will splinter or double down on its atrocities.

Myanmar Military-Backed USDP Accused of Exploiting Smaller Political Parties

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Co-leader of Wun Thar Nu Democratic Party claims that her party was included in a joint declaration issued by the USDP without any consultation or agreement.

New Regime, Same Old Drug Myths in Myanmar

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Reports that the junta’s crackdown on political foes has diverted resources from drug interdiction recycle old fallacies about the narcotics trade in Myanmar.

Visions of a Federal Future for Myanmar are Fading Fast-Part II

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Guest Column

By Ye Myo Hein

Ethnic armed groups increasingly skeptical about the idea of a federal state and their lack of unity threatens resistance to the military regime.  

Visions of a Federal Future for Myanmar are Fading Fast

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Guest Column

By Ye Myo Hein

Ethnic armed groups increasingly skeptical about the idea of a federal state and their lack of unity threatens resistance to the military regime.

Myanmar Military’s Superior Size Means Less When the People Are United Against it

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Opinion

By Zaw Tuseng

The much-vaunted size of the junta’s forces may not prove to be decisive in the conflict the country faces.

Myanmar’s Wa, Mongla Fall on Hard Times Amid Chinese Exodus

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

As part of a crackdown on internet scammers, Beijing has ordered Chinese nationals living in northeastern Myanmar to return home, taking a huge toll on the local economy.

ASEAN’s Hypocrisy is Fuelling the Crisis in Myanmar

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Opinion

By Igor Blazevic

Inviting junta representatives to attend ASEAN meetings only legitimizes the military regime.

54 Years on, ASEAN Looking Increasingly Ineffectual

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Guest Column

By Thitinan Pongsudhirak

The bloc’s ‘too little, too late’ response to Myanmar’s crisis is emblematic of a wider inability to deal effectively with challenges from COVID to the China-US rivalry.

Myanmar Junta Implementing China’s BRI Projects by Stealth

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Analysis

By The Irrawaddy

Despite post-coup chaos, the COVID-19 pandemic and rising anti-China sentiment, the military regime is pushing forward with Beijing-backed infrastructure projects.

Silence on Coup Makes Strategic Sense for Myanmar’s Wa

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

The coup makes Wa integration with the rest of Myanmar even less likely; for now, both the UWSA and the junta will make the most of mutually beneficial ties with China.

Myanmar’s Orwellian New Order

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Do the Tatmadaw’s generals and their cohorts believe the absurd fictions they use to justify their takeover and repressive rule? The answer is probably yes.

Myanmar Jade Industry Risks Becoming Regime’s Slush Fund: Report

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Global Witness has called for worldwide ban on the trade in Myanmar jade, warning that the regime plans a ‘massive fire sale to help it fund its operations’.