China Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC)

This photo taken from a boat on October 2, 2019 shows vessels docked at a port of a Chinese-owned oil refinery plant on Made Island off Kyaukphyu, Rakhine State. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP
Business
09 December 2022
Myanmar ready to go the Sri Lanka way?
Chinese President Xi Jinping (front C), Premier Li Keqiang (from 2-L), Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Wang Yang (front L) and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China Li Zhanshu (front R) stand during the closing ceremony of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China, 22 October 2022. Photo: EPA
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26 October 2022
China Myanmar Economic Corridor at crucial...
Myanmar’s military junta needs to be careful when taking its next steps in trying to...
This photo taken from a boat on October 2, 2019 shows port facilities at a Chinese-owned oil refinery plant on Made Island off Kyaukphyu, Rakhine State. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP
Business
07 March 2020
Dangers of a Chinese debt trap for Myanmar
China’s pattern of increasing its influence in the world, and Southeast Asia is no...
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during the New Year's press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, 01 January 2020. Photo: Ritchie B. Tongo/EPA
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01 January 2020
Myanmar-Taiwan relations and the ‘China factor’
Might Myanmar-Taiwan relations get trickier due to the current presidential race in...
GRAND VISION – China has seen massive infrastructure development over the last three decades including gleaming, high-rise cities. In what China claims is a “win-win” situation for Myanmar and China, the China-Myanmar corridor looks set to be developed in the coming decades. Photo: Simon Zhu
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07 December 2019
Is China dictating Myanmar’s vision for its...
Whenever revisiting the China Belt Road Initiative and Myanmar MOU signed last year...