Burma, China and the U.S.A.*.

Pacific Affairs;  June 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ......the rest of the world. China's relations with Burma are the closest of any...expressions of dissent--Burma in 1988, China in 1989. (1) Burma's conception of national...establishing relations China was hostile to Burma, denigrating it and other...

CHINA: OFFICIAL PRESS GLOSSES OVER VIOLENCE IN BURMA

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  October 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Buddhist monks. The crackdown in Burma eerily resembles China's own suppression of student-l...calls for political change in Burma, China's rulers have a long history...Dynasty, the Mongol rulers of China invaded Burma three times, and there were...

West eyes China to influence Burma's junta.(WORLD)

The Christian Science Monitor;  October 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......diplomatic tools. But hopes that China will arm-twist Burma's generals into making concessions...of such allies extends in Burma. China has very little influence...support, says Du Jifeng, a Burma analyst at the China Academy for Social Sciences...

INDIA/CHINA: NEGOTIATIONS WITH BURMA FUEL REGIONAL TENSIONS

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  January 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ......it realized that it had lost Burma to China," Chellaney added. "China had...deal on Burma's location. "For China, Burma is the entryway to the Bay of...year. The relationship between China and Burma, which might look cozy from the...

Burma Road of WWII Fame Now Brings Arms From China; Rangoon's Rulers,...

The Washington Post;  June 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......and economic breathing room, Burma's China connection also gives it important...deepening the relationship, Burma will always have China to turn to" if needed to veto...other governments concurred. China also has sold Burma naval vessels, including some...

China on the wrong road in Burma.(OPINION)

The Christian Science Monitor;  September 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ......authoritarian abuses in China, but in neighboring Burma (or Myanmar, as its military...target for protests? Because China has proven to be Burma's most stalwart backer...convention. One obvious reason China is protecting Burma is its economic and geopolitical...

BURMA-CHINA: CHINA TRIP AIMS AT CLOSER TIES WITH RANGOON

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  December 14, 2001 ;     700+ words ......official visit, a milestone for China-Burma relations, gives a much...relationship has endured. Burma's recent reliance on China, however, has more to do...however, became concerned with China's increasing influence in Burma and has since silenced its...

Saved by China; Beijing rescues its own disaster victims -- and Burma's...

The Washington Post;  May 14, 2008 ;     529 words ......the country. Yet China is contributing to...made disaster in Burma even as it rescues...xenophobic stance that Burma's military junta has taken. In China's case, it may be...foreign assistance, China is also shielding Burma from pressure to...

The Saffron Olympics; The slaughtered monks of Burma will haunt China.

The Washington Post;  September 30, 2007 ;     534 words ......of all was left to China, which did $2 billion...of business with Burma last year alone and...supplier of weapons. China's ambassador at the...achievement that China supported the dispatch of a U.N. envoy to Burma. Western diplomats...peacekeepers in Darfur. China's behavior is ...

BURMA: CHINA IGNORING RIGHTS IN THIRST FOR OIL, ACTIVISTS SAY

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  November 3, 2008 ;     700+ words ......explored the largest island off Burma's west coast, China was accused of ignoring rights...lobby stated in the report China in Burma: The Increasing Involvement...Natural Gas, and Mining Sectors. "China is using Burma's military dictatorship to...

China is Burma's puppet master ; COMMENTARY

Evening Standard - London;  September 28, 2007 ;     463 words ......what is happening in Burma. But they are helpless...its limited powers: China and Russia say no...esn't say much either. China and India are greedy for Burma's oil and gas. Beijing...were forgotten, and China edged its way back...international favour. Burma may not be China, ...

Q&A-BURMA: DISSIDENT ACTIVIST CALLS ON CHINA TO WEAKEN JUNTA

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  October 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......military junta in Burma. IPS: China is known to have enormous leverage in Burma. How important is...military junta in Burma, it is China. Without Beijing...1988 repression. China has huge political...military stakes in Burma. Nothing can be...

China Rejects Attempt to Link Developments in Burma to Beijing Olympics

The Washington Post;  October 2, 2007 ;     441 words ......2008 Summer Olympics to China's handling of Burma. Linking the two is...that would have pushed Burma to ease repression and...political prisoners. China, when it vetoed the...question about whether China wanted Burma to reach out to detained...

VOA NEWS: ISOLATED BURMA TURNS TO CHINA FOR SUPPORT

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 14, 2006 ;     361 words ......to take some action against Burma." China has refused to support sanctions...human rights concerns are Burma's "internal affair." "China believes that things that...are the domestic affairs of Burma itself. China has the principle of non-interference...

CHINA RULES ROOST; CRACKDOWN IN BURMA.(News)

The Mirror (London, England);  September 28, 2007 ;     158 words ......Far East experts, China is the real pariah...the strings of Burma's puppet government...countries. Most of Burma's imported goods come from China and it is one of...friendly because of Burma's oil and gas fields...vital supplies that China, Russia and India...