Senior General Min Aung Hlaing salutes to navy commandos from the deck of a warship during the Sea Shield 2016 combined fleet exercise off the Coco Islands in the Andaman Sea on February 27, 2016. (AFP)

Chinese base or wild rumour? The Coco Islands mystery

Recent construction on militarised islands off Myanmar has sent the media into a tizzy, but despite rampant speculation, experts say it’s unlikely China is behind it, though India may still have cause for concern.

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