China and Myanmar will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on building the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC), one of the highlight projects of the Belt and Road (B&R) initiative, according to reports by media in Myanmar. U Aung Naing Oo, Director General of the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration of Myanmar, was recently […]
China, Myanmar to sign MOU on Economic Corridor in 2018
July 3, 2018 by Thiha
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China and Myanmar open long-delayed oil pipeline
May 9, 2017 by thiha
Strategic supply route helps Beijing avoid Malacca Strait chokepoint China and Myanmar have finally agreed to open a cross-border pipeline into south-east China, allowing Beijing to diversify oil supply routes and reduce its dependence on the contentious South China Sea. The agreement, announced by Chinese vice-foreign minister Liu Zhenmin at the end of a state […]
As Suu Kyi heads home, solving dam deadlock remains key to improving ties between China and Myanmar
August 29, 2016 by thiha
The improvement of ties between China and Myanmar still hinges on a deadlocked dam project despite Aung San Suu Kyi’s largely successful visit to China as Myanmar’s de facto leader, according to diplomatic observers. The suspension of the US$3.6 billion Myitsone project on the Irrawaddy River by Suu Kyi’s predecessor Thein Sein in 2011 plunged […]
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