"China has billions of dollars of geo-strategic assets in Myanmar, including the China-Myanmar pipeline project, which represents the sole source of piped oil and gas to China's southwestern provinces."
"Following repeated security failures by the Myanmar military, China is pushing to play a much more direct role in providing security to the pipeline, to state-owned mining projects and to planned infrastructure and trade connectivity projects."
"But Beijing's closeness with the junta has also fueled anti-China sentiment in Myanmar, with the Chinese consulate in Mandalay targeted with a small explosive device last month."
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