China’s Intervention in the Burma-Kachin Peace Talks
Peace talks between Burma’s government and the rebel Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) in Ruili, China, on Feb. 4, finally rendered a glimpse of hope after 17 months of bloody conflict. Although...
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China’s Tug of War
This is the first of three special reports about shifting Burma-China relations as the former pariah state opens up to the rest of the world. The next two reports will be published later this week....
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Myths of Suu Kyi’s Mysterious Trip to China
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is seen during a meeting at the headquarters of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Rangoon on April 9. (Photo: JPaing / The...
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The Guilty and the Innocent: China and Illegal Logging in Myanmar
Trucks loaded with Burmese timber wait to cross a river on the Burma-China border. (Photo: EIA) The recent escalation of tensions in northern Myanmar as the result of the Myanmar military’s crackdown...
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The Kokang Conflict: How Will China Respond?
Burma Army troops in the Kokang city of Laukkai on Monday. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy) One week before the Chinese New Year, the former leader of the ethnic Kokang National Democratic Alliance Army...
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After Border Bombing, What’s Next for Burma and China?
Soldiers of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army in the Kokang region on Mar. 10. (Photo: Reuters) On Mar. 13, a Myanmar warplane reportedly dropped a bomb in the Lincang county of Yunnan...
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The Dangers of Chinese Interference in Illegal Logging Case
Chinese nationals arrive at the Myitkyina District Court on Wednesday ahead of their sentencing for involvement in illegal logging. (Photo: Reuters) On Wednesday, the news that Burma had sentenced 153...
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China and Burma: A New Government and a New Era?
Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands Aung San Suu Kyi during their June 11 meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Photo: China Daily / Reuters) With the National League for...
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Myitsone: The Incoming NLD Govt’s First Big Test
Burmese nationals living in Malaysia display placards in protest against the Myitsone dam project, outside the Burmese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Sept. 22, 2011. (Photo: Reuters) As the inauguration...
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The UWSA and the Peace Process
A checkpoint at the entrance to the UWSA headquarters of Panghsang in the Wa Self-Administered Division, northern Shan State. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy) In the wake of senior delegations from the...
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