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China’s big anti-scam campaign poses a paradox

March 22, 2026March 11, 2026 by Junqing Zhang

Pressure in Southeast Asia may accelerate crackdowns, but it fails to stop criminal networks relocating

Categories Behind The News Tags Cambodia, China, East Asia Forum, Myanmar, News, Scam Centers Leave a comment

ASEAN faces challenges from China-US fallout

February 28, 2025February 28, 2025 by Abdul Rahman Yaacob

Myanmar war, South China Sea crisis and threatened tariffs will test Southeast Asian nations

Categories Behind The News Tags China, East Asia Forum, Myanmar, South China Sea Crisis, Splash, United States Leave a comment

China-backed elections in Myanmar will be a sham

January 1, 2025December 7, 2024 by Alexis Turek

The State Administration Council remains Beijing’s ‘best alliance option’ in the civil war

Categories Analysis Tags China, Civil War, East Asia Forum, Elections, Myanmar, News, The Long Read Leave a comment

Chinese gangs revive cyber scam centers in Myanmar

October 4, 2024October 3, 2024 by Nyein Chan Aye

Report shows Beijing’s focus has shifted from cracking down on fraud to supporting the Burmese military

Categories Analysis Tags 'Pig Butchering, China, Myanmar, News, Scam Hubs, US$15 billion Fraud, Voice of America Leave a comment

Beijing’s hold on Myanmar fuels South China Sea risks

November 21, 2022November 18, 2022 by Htwe Htwe Thein

An ‘indebted Yangon with a deep-sea port controlled by Chinese interests tips the scales toward that happening’

Categories Deep Dive Tags China, Debt Trap, Junta, Military Oppression, Myanmar, News, President Xi Jinping, The Conversation Leave a comment

Human rights potholes riddle New Silk Road project

August 12, 2021August 11, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Chinese companies and banks singled out amid concerns about Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative

Categories Belt and Road Tags Beijing, Belt and Road Initiative, Cambodia, China, Hotspots, Myanmar, News, Peru, President Xi Jinping Leave a comment

How China can resolve the Myanmar coup crisis

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 by Matteo Fumagalli
The photo shows protesters taking to the streets in Myanmar. Security services have violently cracked down on mass demonstrations in Myanmar after the army coup.

It would be wrong to think the China-Myanmar relationship is a simple story of patron and client

Categories Analysis Tags Beijing, China, Coup Crisis, Myanmar, News, United Nations, Xenophobia Leave a comment

Did China know in advance of the military coup in Myanmar?

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 by China Factor Staff
Myanmar soldiers on parade. A state of emergency exists in Myanmar after the military coup

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met military chief Min Aung Hlaing last month and now he is in charge

Categories Geopolitics Tags Belt and Road Initiative, China, Military Coup, Myanmar, News Leave a comment

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