China - Myanmar Relations

China and Myanmar share a common history and strong economic ties. China is currently the largest investor and trading partner of Myanmar, while Myanmar forms only a small portion of China's input. In the past, China's ambition for fast economic growth had taken precedence over all other issues, but in recent years it also started to pay attention to its international reputation as was demonstrated during the last Olympic Games. Given Myanmar's unenviable record of human rights, what will be the future of Sino-Myanmar relations in the next five to ten years?

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An Analyst with the Foreign Policy and Security Studies at ISIS Malaysia. His research interest include: conflict prevention, conflict management,and security and defence relations between Asia, Europe, and the US. Billy holds a BA in Political Science from UMASS Amherst and a MA in War Studies from King s College London.