A: Peterman ran off to Burma B: Isnt it Myanmar now ? C:
Myanmarisnt that the discount pharmacy ? D: An exotic Buddhist land
E: Ire of Asia F: A poster child for 21 st Century ills G: Longtime
military-ruled country H: A failing, failed state
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New Economic Frontier IMF Asian Tiger UN The last golden
destination in SEA Tran Bac Ha, Vietnamese banker Myanmar is making
a lot of the right moves to revitalize its economy ADB A country is
being on a journey EUs Catherine Ashton. We fully recognize and
embrace the progress that has taken place and we will continue our
policy of engagement Hillary Clinton
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Mainland South East Asia West of China East of India In bay of
Bengal Connecting India to South East Asia Connecting China to
Indian Ocean
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Tradition of isolation Political setback Economic downturn
Civil war Military suppression
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Sanction & blockade Chinese options Asean engagement
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US pressure after 1988 EU sanction 1989 US cut off military
aid, downgrade relations 1990 Clinton banned all US investment in
Myanmar 1997 Asian Financial Crisis 1997 Accession to Asean 1997
Bush sanctions 2003 after another arrest of ASSK
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1988 Border trade 1989 Military assistance 1989 First high
ranking visit by Than Shwe 1990 Weapon purchasing 1992 Narcotic
control pact 1993 the beginning of infrastructure development and
investment 1998 Chinese financial support to Myanmar development
projects
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Chinese migration 1998 Chinese media 1998 Chinese boats to sail
in Irrawaddy to Yangon 1998 Border special economic zone 2000 2001
High ranking visit by Jiang Zemin visited Myanmar Top foreign
investment in Myanmar with $13.947 billion (34.5 % of total
FDI)
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Geo-strategic interest Security interest Supply of raw material
Trans-Myanmar oil corridor China's top three oil firms - CNPC,
Sinopec Group and CNOOC Ltd - all operate in Myanmar
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1997 Asean member US opposed Flexible engagement 2003 ASSK
incident/Asean pressure 2005 Asean chair forego 2007 saffron and
Asean stance 2011 decision for 2014 Myanmar Asean Chair 2013
Myanmar SEA Game
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1990 Look East Policy 1991 Stop criticism on Myanmar 1994 More
trade, border check point Manipur 2000 Myanmar- India road
connection 2010 Than Shwe visited India to talk security and
energy
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Middle East Southern tier of former Soviet Union Growing
influence of India and China in Indian Ocean Maritime power US
China India
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We cant let Burma become a Chinese province Sen. Jim Webb
(2010) Sen. Jim Webb/John McCain # Ass. Sec of State Kurt Campbell
Webb visited Than Shwe 2009 Latest visit before Songkran 2012 In
2010 Webb at odds with Kurt Campbell how strongly to engage with
Myanmar Hillary Clinton initially inclined to try but ultimately
yielded to pressure
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Hillary Clinton visit Suspension of Chinese dam Ease of US
sanction/Webb called for more/upgrade of diplomatic ties EU
sanction suspension Australia eased financial restriction Japanese
debt waived World Bank set up office Full engagement to the
world
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Drifting away from China "We certainly have an interest in what
is happening in Myanmar as it might affect peace and tranquility in
our own border area," Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai
(April 25, 2012) China has never seen its friendly and cooperative
relationship with Myanmar, or any other country, as excluding the
interests of the United States, and we hope the United States also
approaches this matter in the same spirit.