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Posted inAT Finance, Myanmar

China, Myanmar tighten their Belt and Road ties

by Thompson Chau January 21, 2020February 18, 2020

China and Myanmar agreed to accelerate several joint infrastructure deals and projects during President Xi Jinping’s historic visit to the country, giving new impetus to commercial relations that have revived under Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Xi visited Myanmar on January 17 and 18, marking the first time a Chinese leader traveled to the […]

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
Posted inAT Finance, Myanmar

Suu Kyi, China and the controversial Myitsone dam

by Bertil Lintner March 18, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Myanmar

Poor and isolated, Myanmar backs into a China debt trap

by Bertil Lintner January 31, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance

China-Myanmar border trade dips dramatically

by Bertil Lintner January 20, 2019February 18, 2020
China's President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi as they attend the welcome ceremony at Yanqi Lake during the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on May 15, 2017.  Photo: AFP/Pool
Posted inAT Finance, Myanmar

China seeks big-ticket payback from Myanmar

by Bertil Lintner January 16, 2019February 18, 2020
Artist's rendition of the postponed Myitsone Dam project in northern Myanmar. Photo: Wikipedia
Posted inAT Finance, China, Myanmar

China wants to restart disputed Myitsone dam in Myanmar

by Bertil Lintner June 17, 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, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Myanmar risks falling into a China debt trap

by Bertil Lintner June 5, 2018February 18, 2020
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (L) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on August 19, 2016. Photo: AFP/Dela Pena
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

How China gets what it wants in Myanmar

by Bertil Lintner April 24, 2018February 18, 2020
The Jinghong Hydropower Station on the Lancang River, the Chinese part of the Mekong River, in Jinghong city, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan province. Photo: AFP Forum
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

China flexes its control on the Mekong

by David Hutt January 11, 2018February 18, 2020
Myanmar is reconnecting with the outside world after decades of military rule. Photo: AFP/Khin Maung Win
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, World

Why Myanmar needs foreign-policy think tanks

by Nay Yan Oo July 31, 2017
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, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Myanmar as China’s corridor to the sea

by Bertil Lintner June 16, 2017February 18, 2020
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they meet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, May 16, 2017.   Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

As US vacillates on Myanmar, Suu Kyi looks to China

by Eli Meixler May 30, 2017February 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
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) greets Myanmar President Htin Kyaw during a meeting on the sidelines of the Russia-ASEAN summit in Sochi on May 19, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Host Photo Agency / -
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Enter Russia into Myanmar’s armed fray

by Bertil Lintner April 5, 2017February 18, 2020

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