Myanmar and China

Myanmar is still in chaos following a military coup almost eight weeks ago. A civilian uprising against the army is defiant as ever — even with more than 280 unarmed protesters shot dead and counting. But protesters aren’t just raging at the military. The World’s Patrick Winn reports that they are also angry at China, the superpower next door.

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