?One Belt-One Road Initiative and MYANMAR” Connectivity: Synergy Issue and Potentialities

ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ: 

"...Myanmar occupies a rather unique position in the Belt and Road Initiative. Most notably, Myanmar is seen as a link that connects both the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road and the Silk Road Economic Belt, making it an integral component of both. Form a strategic perspective, Myanmar is one of the two direct access points to the Indian Ocean for China. Theoretically, Myanmar should be a priority country in China?s Belt and Road Initiative, given its unique location. Therefore Myanmar Become a key BRI terrestrial-maritime corridor connector, has allowed China to diversify its energy import over land and has found itself in a complex, simultaneous political transition and peace process, where China has a key but shifting role. Since 1988, China becomes a major investor and in the wake of Myanmar?s isolation from rest of the world, China and Myanmar came closer to each other. In conclusion, the concrete implementation of BRI projects has raised the stakes for China in Myanmar, translating into multi-level engagement, including infrastructure and industrial cooperation, support for the government?s peace process. Regarding the core issue of achieving sustainable agreements between the government and the multiple ethnic armed groups (EAGs), China is the key external actor and BRI engagements are currently contributing to China?s active role. For Myanmar, the BRI holds the promise of much needed connectivity and industrial development."

Creator/author: 

THAN ZAW OO

ရင်းမြစ်: 

"The Global New Light of Myanmar"

Date of Publication: 

2018-03-11

Date of entry: 

2018-11-16

Grouping: 

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Language: 

English