Tag: China
THE UNWINNABLE GAME: Why the Myanmar Junta Cannot Buy Legitimacy
On July 3, 2026, General Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Vientiane for a state visit that marked a calculated turning point in his diplomatic...
THE RAKHINE EQUATION: How India, China, and Bangladesh Are Redefining Myanmar’s...
The Arakan Army has reached a defining inflection point. What began as an ethnic insurgency for autonomy has evolved into a state-building project with...
A DICTATOR’S MASQUERADE: Why the Junta Has No Exit and Min...
On the afternoon of June 26, at the Presidential Palace in Naypyitaw, Myanmar junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing addressed the Central Committee for...
THE KYAUKPYU PARADOX: How China’s Support for the Junta Guarantees Project...
Beijing’s recent joint statement with Myanmar’s military leader, Min Aung Hlaing, following his June 2026 state visit, marks a definitive turning point that exposes...
Junta Chief’s Beijing Visit Highlights Gap Between Diplomacy and Border Realities
Fresh from a diplomatic visit to India, Myanmar military leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing traveled to China this week for his first official...
BEYOND THE RED CARPET: A UN-Mediated Path to Peace in Myanmar
Reviving the Cambodia Model to End the Civil War and Build a Federal Union The recent state visit of Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing to...
CHINA’S SILENT HAND: How Pressure on TNLA Has Shattered Myanmar’s Anti-Junta...
Very recently, the Myanmar military-dominated regime of General Min Aung Hlaing told the Ta'ang (Palaung) National Liberation Army (TNLA) to withdraw from four captured...
THE ROSE GARDEN TRUCE: How Trump and Xi Bought Time, Not...
When President Trump and President Xi met in Beijing this week, the world held its breath. Would the summit end in a handshake or...
ASEAN’S PROMISE AND LIMITS: Can It Deliver?
ASEAN—the Association of Southeast Asian Nations—is often described as a success story of regional cooperation. It brings together eleven countries with vastly different cultures,...
BEIJING’S PARADOX: Why Propping Up the Junta is Costing China Its...
In the high-stakes chess game of Southeast Asian geopolitics, the People’s Republic of China has long held the position that stability in Myanmar is...
