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Among the earliest images to go viral at the start of Myanmar’s anti-coup protests was a photo of an airplane unloading cargo. Source unknown, the picture was often paired with a second showing workers moving long army-green boxes from what appeared to be the inside of a plane. Netizens found evidence of nightly flights between the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming and Myanmar’s former capital Yangon and insisted the photos, therefore, had to be proof that Beijing was supplying Myanmar�...

China should quickly decommission more than 100 gigawatts (GW) of inefficient coal-power capacity and phase out most of the remaining plants by 2045 in order to meet its climate targets, a new research report showed on Tuesday.

Myanmar agitation turns on Chinese projects ​ By Subir Bhaumik ( IANS) | Published on ​ Sat, Mar 13 2021 14:57 IST | ​ 6 Views Big Myanmar story from Subir Image Source: IANS News Kolkata, March 13 : The wrath of Myanmarese protesters seeking a return to parliamentary democracy have turned against China and its multiple projects. Myanmar protest leaders told IANS they have decided to initiate a nationwide boycott of Chinese goods. One of them, on the condition of anonymity, said that ...

By Reuters Staff 6 Min Read (Reuters) - “China’s gas pipeline will be burned,” chanted a group of protesters in Myanmar this week on the route of a Chinese pipeline. FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators protest outside the Chinese embassy against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer Hailed by China as a symbol of “mutually beneficial cooperation”, the pipeline has become a target for public anger over perceptions Beijing is backing the junta that seized power...

Published March 11, 2021 6:56pm "Chinas gas pipeline will be burned," chanted a group of protesters in Myanmar this week on the route of a Chinese pipeline. Hailed by China as a symbol of "mutually beneficial cooperation," the pipeline has become a target for public anger over perceptions Beijing is backing the junta that seized power in a Feb. 1 coup. The rise in anti-China sentiment has raised questions in Myanmar business circles and in China, not only over the surge of Chinese investme...

In this edition of the China in Africa podcast, we pull the focus back to look at China’s rapidly evolving foreign policy agenda in this new era of Western populism led by Donald Trump in the United States. François Godement, Director of the Asia and China Program at the European Council on Foreign Relations in Paris, joins Eric and Cobus to discuss his latest paper, “Expanded Ambitions, Shrinking Achievements: How China Sees the Global Order.” Recommendations The Economist, April 8, 201...

Text Size: A+ New Delhi: Continuation of the disengagement process between the Indian and Chinese troops so far is a “positive sign of easing tensions”, even though the incident has left a “great negative impact” on bilateral ties, experts on China and international affairs have told ThePrint. The experts don’t see fresh tensions emerging in the near future, and say both New Delhi and Beijing should now look for a “long-term solution” to avoid such incidents in the future, as ...

The Atlantic A relationship decades in the making is now in jeopardy. Protesters gather in front of the Chinese Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar.Hkun Lat / Getty Protesters in Yangon have in recent days gathered near the imposing red doors of the Chinese embassy in the city, denouncing China for what they say is its support of this month’s military coup in Myanmar. Conspiracy theories have swirled about the arrival of Chinese technicians to help Myanmar’s new junta build its own “firewall” to...

China Is the Myanmar Coup’s ‘Biggest Loser’ Timothy McLaughlin © Hkun Lat / Getty Protesters gather in front of the Chinese Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar. Protesters in Yangon have in recent days gathered near the imposing red doors of the Chinese embassy in the city, denouncing China for what they say is its support of this month’s military coup in Myanmar. Conspiracy theories have swirled about the arrival of Chinese technicians to help Myanmar’s new junta build its ...

A relationship decades in the making is now in jeopardy.