Chinese Foreign Policy in Myanmar: Continuous and Indisputable Presence?

Authors

  • Germán Alejandro Patiño Orozco Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/mycp.v6i17.527

Keywords:

China, Myanmar, Foreign policy, International Dynamics, Geopolitics.

Abstract

This article analyzes the development of features, causes and basic interests that have shaped Chinese foreign policy in Burmese ground. In order of this, gives historical context of their relationship to identify their contents, continuous and its heterogeneous nature. This article argues that Chinese presence in Burmese territory is unyielding, in spite of its consolidation has been not simple, to some extent unsure and is evolution will not be exempt of resilient pressures.

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Published

2017-04-26

How to Cite

Patiño Orozco, G. A. (2017). Chinese Foreign Policy in Myanmar: Continuous and Indisputable Presence?. México Y La Cuenca Del Pacífico, 6(17), 37-66. https://doi.org/10.32870/mycp.v6i17.527

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Analysis