Myanmar: Pivot Point Of China’s Grand Economic Strategy For Western China
November 29th, 2011
Courtesy of the Global Times, a look at the impact that the United States’ recent efforts to engage Myanmar may have upon China’s long-term strategic interest in the country: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Myanmar, starting today, will further unnerve China, which has recently been increasingly worried that the aim of the […]
Read more »Where China Meets India: The Improbably Bright Future of Myanmar
October 22nd, 2011
Via the New York Times, a review of an interesting book focused on Myanmar. As the article notes: “…As economies and societies all around them have flourished, two countries have been strikingly left out of the East Asian boom of the past generation: North Korea and Myanmar. The strategic importance, internal miseries and governing oddities […]
Read more »Burma’s Currency Crisis
August 17th, 2011
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Burma’s rather surprising currency crisis: “…The kyat has appreciated by almost 25 per cent on the grey market over the past year, and the country’s export industries, never in good health at the best of times due to a combination of sanctions and the government’s economic illiteracy, […]
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February 19th, 2011
Courtesy of The Globe and Mail, a detailed look at Myanmar: “The Rangoon Auto Salon is pulsing. Three dozen of Myanmar’s rich and powerful have put their muscle cars and SUVs on display for the invitation-only event, held outside a nightclub where a bottle of foreign liquor costs more than the average monthly salary. As […]
Read more »China’s Pipeline Politics With Myanmar
December 22nd, 2009
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a report on the recent visit by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping to Myanmar aimed at strengthening Beijing’s energy security and geopolitical influence in the region. As the article notes: “…China-Myanmar border stability is a priority, but the primary focus of Xi’s trip is to strengthen China’s position in Southeast […]
Read more »In From The Cold: Myanmar No Longer An Outpost of Tyranny
September 27th, 2009
Courtesy of Stratfor (subscription required), analysis of recent U.S. moves to modify its policy toward Myanmar by moving beyond the current sanctions regime to include direct engagement with the military government, a strategy that could weaken China’s influence in a country that is playing an increasing role in China’s overseas energy strategy. As the article […]
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