China-Myanmar Relations After the 1 February Military Coup

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Result on the web
<a href="https://press.anu.edu.au/publications/after-coup" target="_blank" >https://press.anu.edu.au/publications/after-coup</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.22459/AC.2023.06" target="_blank" >10.22459/AC.2023.06</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
China-Myanmar Relations After the 1 February Military Coup
Original language description
Following Myanmar’s 1 February military coup, Beijing remained more cautious than other countries in its response. Protesters accused China of supporting the Myanmar generals and torched Chinese factories and boycotted Chinese products. However, did China actually back the Myanmar military? It would be too simplistic to assume that China favoured a return to military rule in Myanmar. Myanmar, with its many Belt and Road Initiative projects, is important for China to achieve its strategic presence in the Indian Ocean; therefore, choosing the appropriate strategy was crucial for a continued relationship. Beijing’s initially ambiguous attitude towards the coup did not favour the military; yet, despite having a reasonable relationship with Aung San Suu Kyi, it did not favour the protest movement either. However, as time has passed, China has edged increasingly closer to recognising the military regime, approving funds for infrastructure projects and donating COVID-19 vaccines. Why has this shift occurred? This chapter argues that, although initially logical and beneficial, appearing neutral ultimately became costly to China’s strategic interests as time passed and that, as a consequence, China began moving to closer cooperation with the military.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Book/collection name
After the Coup: Myanmar's political and humanitarian crisis
ISBN
978-1-76046-613-8
Number of pages of the result
17
Pages from-to
119-135
Number of pages of the book
348
Publisher name
ANU Press
Place of publication
Canberra
UT code for WoS chapter
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