"Myat Myat Mon discusses some priority preparations Myanmar should undertake before the launch of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor. International media outlets tended to ignore the September 9, 2018 signing of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) agreement. This element of China?s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was covered mostly by Chinese and Myanmar media outlets. Apart from Chinese government mouthpieces that extended welcome hands over the signing, several news reports and articles by Myanmar media organizations, in both Myanmar and English languages, have pointed out the debt trap likely to result from BRI projects, and even before the CMEC was officially signed, have advised the government not to rush to reach an agreement..."