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Yun Sun

Yun Sun
Yun Sun is co-director of the East Asia programme and director of the China programme at the Stimson Center, a Washington-based global security think tank, and a non-resident fellow at the Brookings Institution.
Shwe Kokko is one of several controversial projects being undertaken in Kayin State's Myawaddy Township by overseas Chinese investors. (Nyein Su Wai Kyaw Soe | Frontier)
Business

Examining the myth of ‘private Chinese investment’ in Kayin State

It’s important to distinguish between China and oversees ethnic Chinese when discussing three controversial projects in Kayin State, despite claims they are being implemented as part of the Belt and Road Initiative.
BY Yun Sun

 

Arakan Army recruits train at the group's headquarters in Laiza, Kachin State, near the Chinese border. (Hkun Lat | Frontier)
Opinion

China, the Arakan Army, and a Myanmar solution

Popular support in Rakhine State for the Arakan Army has been a game changer for the conflict there and is one reason why the ethnic armed group is increasingly impervious to pressure from China.
BY Yun Sun

 

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News, Opinion

A new era for China and Myanmar, but old constraints still hold

President Xi Jinping’s visit underscores that his country has regained its dominant position in Myanmar after setbacks under the U Thein Sein government, but China will need to be careful how it exerts its influence in the years ahead.
BY Yun Sun

 

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Opinion

Peace through development: China’s experiment in Myanmar

Recurring conflict and military stalemate in northern Myanmar have prompted China to embark on a bold experiment – one with implications that Nay Pyi Taw might not yet even comprehend.
BY Yun Sun

 

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Volume 6, Issue 18

  • January 27, 2021
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Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes
The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.
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Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?
The Kayin State Border Guard Force has come under intense pressure from the Tatmadaw over its extensive, controversial business interests and there’s concern the ultimatum could trigger fresh hostilities in one of the country’s most war-torn areas.
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