Section Archive

Chinese-Owned Banana Plantations Fueling Exploitation in Myanmar

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Burma

By Yan Naing

Intensive, Chinese-backed banana farming in Myanmar and Laos has resulted in human rights abuses and environmental damage.

Myanmar Junta Leader Excluded as China Hosts Summit With ASEAN Leaders

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

It is the second major regional summit from which Min Aung Hlaing has been shunned in two months.

China-Backed Myanmar Infrastructure Project Leaves Farmers Landless

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Burma

By Yan Naing

Locals fear that the junta will forcibly confiscate their land without compensation for a special economic zone in Rakhine State.

ASEAN and the Myanmar Quagmire: China’s Next Move

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Guest Column

By Kavi Chongkittavorn

It seems clear that unless the junta starts cooperating with the regional bloc, Min Aung Hlaing will not be invited to the ASEAN-China Special Summit this month.

Beijing Tells Regime It Fears Attack on Its Oil, Gas Pipelines in Myanmar

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

China has conveyed concerns to the military junta that civilian resistance forces seek to target the 800-km-long twin pipelines due to Beijing’s support for the regime.

Agreement Moves Myanmar’s Kyaukphyu Port Project a Step Forward

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Chinese companies ink agreement to launch preliminary field investigation work for the Rakhine State project, which is part of China’s BRI infrastructure scheme.

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.

China Invites National League for Democracy to Summit for Asian Political Parties

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The NLD and the military proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party will attend the online forum being organized by the Communist Party of China.

China Tests New Trade Route With Myanmar in Show of Support for Junta

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The transportation of 60 containers by road and rail along a new trade corridor from Yangon to Chengdu followed a visit to Naypyitaw by a high-level Chinese envoy.

Why Beijing Backs Myanmar Junta While Holding out Olive Branch to NLD

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Interview

By The Irrawaddy

Political analyst Dr. Hla Kyaw Zaw discusses China’s policy towards Myanmar.

Talking to Dead People: What Did China’s Envoy Learn in Myanmar’s Capital?

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Analysis

By The Irrawaddy

Days after the junta reportedly rejected Sun Guoxiang’s request to meet Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Beijing said it would work to resume Myanmar’s ‘democratic transformation’.

China’s Point Man on Talks Between Myanmar Govt, Ethnic Armies Made Quiet Visit

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Special Envoy for Asian Affairs Sun Guoxiang visited from Aug. 21 to 28, the Chinese government said Tuesday. Myanmar’s junta has been mum on the trip.

China’s Embrace of the Taliban Has a Painful Resonance in Myanmar

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Commentary

By Aung Zaw

The people of Myanmar sympathize with their counterparts in Afghanistan, another strategically vital neighbor of China whose descent into dictatorship Beijing welcomes.

China Opens Rail Line With Access to Indian Ocean via Myanmar

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The line stretches from Sichuan Province to Lincang on the border with Shan State; goods will be trucked between the border and Yangon Port.

China Doesn’t Want Myanmar’s NLD Dissolved: Informed Sources

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Prior to its ousting by the military, the National League for Democracy-led government had good relations with China, agreeing to implement major infrastructure projects.