Massive Dam Project at Center of China-Myanmar Talks - The New York Times
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Efforts by #Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi this week to bolster ties with her country’s dominant northern neighbor China may hinge on whether she can resolve the fate of a massive, Chinese-funded dam project blocked by overwhelming local opposition.
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Key to both sides is the $3.6 billion #Myitsone dam project in northern Myanmar, funded by Chinese power interests but suspended in 2011 by Myanmar’s former military-backed president, Thein Sein. A spokesman for Myanmar’s foreign affairs department said China was expected to raise the dam dispute this week.