China-Myanmar Warming Continues With Energy Export Talks

China may soon start selling electricity to neighbor Myanmar
in the latest sign that bilateral relations are thawing.
China/Myanmar relations have been tense since 2011, when the
Myanmar government blocked a hydropower project supported by China.
Now, Reuters reports, China’s energy needs aren’t as urgent as six
years ago as it shifts away from industrial production and into
services, while Myanmar’s new leader, Aung San Suu Kyi has
demonstrated she is determined to improve relations with Beijing.
The warming is in line with the…

China may soon start selling electricity to neighbor Myanmar
in the latest sign that bilateral relations are thawing.
China/Myanmar relations have been tense since 2011, when the
Myanmar government blocked a hydropower project supported by China.
Now, Reuters reports, China’s energy needs aren’t as urgent as six
years ago as it shifts away from industrial production and into
services, while Myanmar’s new leader, Aung San Suu Kyi has
demonstrated she is determined to improve relations with Beijing.
The warming is in line with the…