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Clinton to Burma: Rewarding Democrats, Punishing Tyrants

Doug Bandow | Posted 02.02.2012 | World
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Engaging Burma may encourage that state to continue on a more independent course. The regime isn't likely to dump its patron -- China is too close. However, any distance between Naypyidaw and Beijing would be a positive.

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China, Burma Relations

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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BEIJING, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Fighting between Myanmar forces and an armed ethnic group in the remote northeast has forced 10,000 people to flee across ...

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Bargaining Burma's Political Prisoners

David Scott Mathieson | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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David Scott Mathieson

Recent amnesties in Burma have been little more than public relations stunts. In September 2008, 9,000 prisoners were released, but only six of them were political activists.

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China, Burma Sign Oil Pipeline Agreement

The Irrawaddy | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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China will start construction this year on oil and gas pipelines more than 1,200 miles long from Kyaukpyu Port on the Bay of Bengal through Burma to s...

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