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China's Infrastructure Plans for Burma

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Jan 11, 2011
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The extent to which China is taking command of Burma's infrastructure has been highlighted by the recent announcement that China Communications Construction, a Chinese company, is investing US $100 million in the construction of an airport near Naypyidaw, the new capital built by Burma's ruling junta in 2004.

China has dramatically stepped up its investm…

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