Kyaukpyu Special Economic Zone

China port pact in focus as President visits Myanmar

December 11, 2018 by Thiha

President Ram Nath Kovind’s first visit to Myanmar starting on Monday will be an occasion to build upon the strong bilateral relationship with India’s biggest link with the Asean region. However, with Myanmar signing the Kyaukpyu port project with China in November, officials in India are concerned that this port could become a greater security […]

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China clinches multi-billion-dollar strategic port deal with Myanmar

November 13, 2018 by Thiha

China has clinched a multi-billion-dollar deal to build a port + at a strategic town along the coast of the Bay of Bengal in Myanmar, its third project in India’s neighbourhood after Sri Lanka and Pakistan. China and Myanmar signed an agreement on Thursday to build the deep sea port project in Kyaukpyu town after […]

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China, Myanmar look into railway project linking Muse to Mandalay

October 30, 2018 by Thiha

China and Myanmar are looking into the feasibility of building a railway line from their border to the city of Mandalay, four years after a high-speed project was shelved. Two state-owned companies, China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group and Myanmar Railways, signed an agreement on Monday to begin the study on a proposed rail line from […]

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China to hold 70% stake in Myanmar’s planned strategic seaport

October 16, 2018 by Thiha

Myanmar will hold a 30 percent stake in its strategic deep-water seaport project led by cash-rich China, giving Beijing a 70 percent interest, under their final agreement reached during recent talks between the two countries, according to a visiting senior Myanmar official. That is an improvement for the emerging Southeast Asian economy from the initially […]

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Myanmar to trim Kyaukphyu cost but drops Annan’s strategic review suggestion

July 18, 2018 by Thiha

Nay Pyi Taw’s plan to reduce the cost of Kyaukpyu Special Economic Zone, including the proposed deep-sea port, will help cap its external debt load and avoid repeating Sri Lanka’s Hambantota’s precedent, according to London-headquartered research firm BMI Research. At the same time, a government committee has dropped any mentioning of commissioning a Strategic Environmental […]

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China’s poverty alleviation efforts in Myanmar help ease Rakhine State situation

April 10, 2018 by Thiha

China has been paying close attention to the Rakhine State conflict in Myanmar and the ensuing refugee exodus to Bangladesh. In March, during the legislative two sessions, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China has always insisted on a peaceful and rightful way of dealing with international affairs, especially those at the center of attention. Nearly […]

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China Moots Economic Corridor with Myanmar for Easy Access to Indian Ocean

November 30, 2017 by thiha

China has proposed to build an economic corridor with Myanmar to enhance trade investments, which Chinese experts say would allow access to the Indian Ocean for the country. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi who visited Myanmar made the proposal yesterday. The proposed corridor is regarded significant as the BCIM (Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar) Economic Corridor […]

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New diplomatic missions signal Chinese support for Myanmar amid Rakhine crisis

September 20, 2017 by thiha

Symbolic move to set up presence in capital shunned by most other foreign diplomats highlights Beijing’s desire to strengthen ties Myanmar’s purpose-built capital Naypyidaw is known for its vast scale and emptiness, but China is using it to showcase its presence and boost ties with the Southeast Asian nation as it faces a wave of […]

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China and Myanmar’s SEZs: strategic partnership or can of worms?

January 28, 2016 by Thiha

Since coming to power in 2011, Myanmar’s President Thein Sein has distanced the country from its previously tight-knit relationship with China in favour of rapprochement with the west and Japan. Yet the past few months have seen a determined push by Beijing to re-engage Myanmar economically and politically, reminding Naypyidaw that it sees the country […]

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China, Myanmar: stop that train

August 18, 2014 by thiha

Since reports about the cancellation of a proposed US$20 billion railway line connecting China’s southern Yunnan province with Myanmar’s Rakhine western coast emerged in late July, conflicting accounts about the 1,200 kilometer project’s status have raised new questions about the neighboring countries’ commercial relations. The controversy erupted with a local news report quoting Myint Wai, […]

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