A woman rides a scooter with a child past the China-Myanmar border gate in Muse, Burma on July 5, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images
China’s push to secure its economic interests in Burma (also known as Myanmar) is enabling the military junta’s atrocities against its own people, a high-stakes strategy that experts say is now fueling a backlash that threatens Beijing’s own investments.
Burma’s military government has established a committee to accelerate the rollout of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects in the country, independent Burmese media outlet The Irrawaddy reported on Nov. 7, citing the regime’s official gazette.
