More than four years have passed since China formally introduced the “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI), President Xi Jinping’s signature foreign policy project, in September 2013. In the past few years, China has dedicated significant political and econ …
Today marks the release of the new issue brief: Myanmar’s ASEAN Chairmanship. The brief is part of Stimson’s “The Great Powers and the Changing Myanmar,” which has produced a series of issue briefs and events examining Myanmar’s growing relations with …
On January 22, 2013, following the 5th US-China Asia Pacific Consultations in Beijing, the United States and China jointly announced their intention to pursue several areas of practical cooperation. For the first time in the history of their bilateral …
This issue brief examines the development of the Kachin conflict in northern Myanmar’s Kachin and Shan states, the negotiations between the Kachin Independence Organization and the Myanmar government and the roles China and the United States have playe …
Chinese investors and the government of Myanmar should work together to reduce distrust and hostility and increase responsible investment in Myanmar to benefit both nations, according to a new issue brief, “Chinese Investment in Myanmar: What Lie …
The Stimson Center and the Washington Foreign Law Society hosted a discussion of the battle among South China Sea neighbors – the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and China – centered on the Philippines’ initiation of a cause against C …
Below is an excerpt from “China and the Changing Myanmar,” from the Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs 31:4 (2012). Myanmar’s rapidly political reform dazzled and puzzled many watchers, Chinese included. Multiple internal and external fac …
Below is an excerpt from “China’s Strategic Misjudgement on Myanmar,” from the Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs 31:1 (2012). 2011 marked a year of significant setbacks for China’s relationship with Myanmar. The rapid changes in Myanmar’s dome …