Summary: "China has made great efforts to improve the situation in Burma, stretching the boundaries of its policy of non-interference, MFA and Chinese think tank interlocutors told HFAC and SFRC staff members January 10-11. MFA says China is contemplating next steps to address the current ?standstill” in Burma, but Chinese scholars said domestic events and other international issues will draw China?s attention away from Burma. MFA officials and the scholars continue to encourage direct talks between the United States and the Burmese regime." End summary.