Deciphering the Pauk Phaw between Myanmar and China

• Published in: China report (New Delhi) Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 341 - 353
• Main Author: Kundu, Sampa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi, India SAGE Publications 01.08.2018; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Aung San Suu Kyi; Expectations; Foreign policy; Military regimes; China; Myanmar (Burma); Myanmar; Southeast Asia; ethnic insurgency; Myitsone Dam; China

Myanmar’s relations with China experienced a few hiccups during former President Thein Sein’s regime. However, contrary to expectations, the current government led by Aung San Suu Kyi appears to have reversed this trend. This article argues that Aung San Suu Kyi, after coming to power in March 2016,...