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Posted inAT Finance, Myanmar

Chinese-funded port raises fears in Myanmar’s Rakhine

by Richard Sargent and Su Myat Mon November 17, 2019February 18, 2020

Aung Gyi is forced to fish covertly under the shroud of night in western Myanmar waters as China bids to transform the strategically key region into a shipping and industrial hub, squeezing out locals who fear being left behind in the gold rush. Myanmar has declared Rakhine state, associated by many worldwide with the military’s […]

The railway station on the Mandalay-Lashio line in northern Myanmar. Photo: AFP
Posted inAT Finance, China, Myanmar

China and Myanmar railway talks back on track

by Bertil Lintner October 25, 2018February 18, 2020
Local residents' houses in front of buildings of a Chinese oil pipeline project (pink roof) on Madae island, Kyaukpyu township, Rakhine state, Myanmar. The wider project, part of China's One Belt, One Road initiative, envisions twin oil and gas pipelines, a deep sea port and special economic zone. Photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, World

Asia’s next great commercial hub?

by Eli Meixler May 30, 2017February 18, 2020

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