Transnational Crime on the China-Myanmar Border
By Antonio Graceffo On September 6, the United Wa State Party, the political arm of one of the most powerful ethnic resistance armies in Myanmar, handed over 1,207 Chinese online…
Myanmar: Hope for Democracy Disappearing
By Antonio Graceffo The Civil war in Myanmar is intensifying, while hope of a democratic election is evaporating. Upon the two year anniversary of Burma’s military coup, on February 1, the…
How China Prolongs Myanmar’s Endless Internal Conflicts
By Antonio Graceffo Originally published in Jamestown Foundations, China Brief Volume: 23 Issue: 5, March 17, 2023 Introduction Since 1949, Myanmar has experienced the world’s longest ongoing armed conflict. Following…
US Renews Burma Emergency Amid China Threat
By Antonio Graceffo President Joe Biden on Feb. 6 renewed the national emergency with respect to the situation in Burma, also called Myanmar. This Southeast Asian country is pivotal to China’s plans…
Myanmar: Another Market for Chinese Economic Domination
ince the February 2021 military coup, which overthrew the democratically elected government of Myanmar, at least 2,400 civilians, including prodemocracy protesters and activists, have been killed by the junta. Over one million people…
