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China anxious to protect energy, resource interests in Myanmar
(September 28, 2007) Chinese power companies are investing in large-scale hydropower projects in Burma, without adequate transparency or democratic oversight. Continue reading →
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Shouldering China’s toxic burden
(March 23, 2011) Four years ago a World Bank report landed on the desk of the Chinese health ministry containing shocking statistics on pollution-related deaths in the country, so much so that Beijing...
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China outsources its pollution
(March 25, 2011) In an effort to reduce air pollution, the Chinese government has found a way to outsource its problem. Continue reading →
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Pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi urges Burma to save the Irrawaddy
(August 16, 2011) Burma's pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, has called for a reassessment of Burma's massive 6,000 MW Irrawaddy Myitsone dam project. Continue reading →
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Joy amid caution as Burmese halt Chinese mega-dam
(October 8, 2011) The Burmese president announced that the controversial Chinese-financed Myitsone dam on the Irrawaddy River would be suspended. Now the Chinese government is threatening legal action...
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Dam postponement seen as rebuke to Beijing
Myanmar's announced cancellation of the Myitsone dam on the Irrawaddy River has brought long-standing tensions with China into the open - including setting off conflicts with the Kachin Independence...
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