Burma Road: China's Soft Power in a New Myanmar

How China wields ‘soft power’ in the Golden Triangle

As the world focuses on China’s actions in the South China Sea, the Asian giant exercises a different kind of power along the Mekong border.

Along the Burma Road, China navigates path to energy security

Myanmar: A power play on the Irrawaddy River

China building massive energy lifeline through Myanmar

Economics

GroundTruth: A changing climate for reporting in Burma (VIDEO)

Obama’s visit to Myanmar an exercise in ‘soft power’

Politics

The first visit to Burma by a sitting US president is laden with political and economic implications, and China is watching very closely.

Myanmar: protesters face off against Chinese mining interests

Ragtag bands of monks and villagers have attempted for months to shut down Chinese-backed copper mining projects, saying the mines will displace villages and damage the environment