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dc.contributor.authorSelth, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:52:23Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:52:23Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.identifier.issn14799855
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14799850701568929
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/32058
dc.description.abstractSince the advent of a new, more outward-looking military government in 1988, Burma has come to occupy a position of considerable importance in the Asia-Pacific strategic environment. Burma's burgeoning relationship with China has attracted particular attention, not least because of the stream of reports in the news media and, to a lesser extent, academic literature, claiming that China has established several naval bases and intelligence collection stations in Burma. This apparent intrusion by China into the northeast Indian Ocean has strongly influenced the strategic perceptions and policies of Burma's regional neighbors, notably India. The reported facilities have also been cited as evidence that Burma has become a client state of China, and as proof of Beijing's expansionist designs in South and Southeast Asia. A close examination of the available evidence, however, suggests that there are no Chinese military bases on Burmese soil, a fact conceded by senior Indian officials in 2005. China still has a strong strategic interest in developing its bilateral relations with Burma but, based on this analysis, it would appear that China's presence in Burma, and its current influence over Burma's military regime, have been greatly exaggerated.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis
dc.publisher.placeUK
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom279
dc.relation.ispartofpageto307
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAsian Security
dc.relation.ispartofvolume3
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolitical Science not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolicy and Administration
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolitical Science
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode160699
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1605
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1606
dc.titleBurma, China and the Myth of Military Bases
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Department of International Business and Asian Studies
gro.date.issued2015-05-12T02:05:45Z
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorSelth, Andrew W.


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