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Commentary
Myanmar should be a player, not a playground as it negotiates disputes and cooperation between China and the US.
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Opinion
Meddling from overseas, as foreign powers look to further their interests, will only increase Myanmar’s instability, argues analyst Joe Kumbun.
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Burma
After years of disagreements over compensation and violence against peaceful protests, a deal has reportedly been agreed with Wanbao to relocate Sagaing villagers.
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Guest Column
Observers are wary of the potential for debt-enslavement that comes with getting into bed with China.
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Analysis
Given Beijing’s support for the government—not to mention its views on democracy—did the senior general really expect Wang Yi to sympathize with his voter fraud claims?
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Burma
The line forms part of the planned China-Myanmar Railway linking southern China with Mandalay and Rakhine via Shan State under Beijing’s BRI network.
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Asia
Indonesian President Joko Widodo received his first shot of a Chinese-made vaccine on Wednesday, as Beijing’s top diplomat visited the country.
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Burma
Visiting Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing would supply 300,000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine to Myanmar.
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Commentary
It is tempting to savor the irony of Washington being lectured on democracy and rule of law, but we must hope a chastened US will again lead the free world by example.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
China says it has erected border fencing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 but Myanmar says it encroaches on neutral land.
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Burma
After a year of talks, China’s CREEG and Myanma Railways have inked an MoU to begin a study on constructing the Mandalay-Kyaukphyu Railway, part of Beijing’s BRI scheme.
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On This Day
On this day in 1939, colonial authorities opened the Burma Road, creating a short-lived lifeline for Chiang Kai-shek’s Chinese nationalist forces fighting the Japanese.
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Burma
A spokesman said Naypyitaw has drawn up standard operating procedures for all projects in Myanmar’s border areas, but did not offer details.
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World
Beijing described the planned visit in the waning days of the Trump administration as ‘the final madness staged by a handful of anti-China politicians.’
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Burma
Opposition to Chinese BRI projects is likely to intensify in ethnic states due to the government’s lack of transparency and failure to consult the affected communities.
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