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Among the dozens of infrastructure projects China is funding are high-speed rail links and dams. Credit: Vivekananda International FoundationNatural gas from Myanmar can help China reduce its dependence on imports from suppliers such as Australia. At that time about 40% of Myanmar’s foreign debt of $10 billion was owed to China. The United States and United Kingdom have gone furthest, banning business dealings with Myanmar military officials and state-owned or private companies controlled by the military. Australia has suspended military cooperation (with some pre-existing restrictions on dealing with military leaders imposed following the human rights atrocities committed against the Rohingya in 2017.
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