The Irrawaddy is currently carrying a thought-provoking, and anonymous, online commentary that questions some prevailing understandings of contemporary Sino-Burmese interaction. Much of what is said is quite possibly true of other Chinese relationships in Southeast Asia.
For anybody following the “Chinese rise” in the region, it is well worth a read.
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1 Zou Yahui // Sep 8, 2006 at 7:21 pm
I got to know you from your work on the transborder trade in Laos during my thesis proposal writing, it is a good book, and I am also interested in the part of your blog related about China, I am Chinese, I hope you can touch upon about Chinese trade in your research and share information with students like me, but I found your research about China might not as much as your research in Thailand, or other southeast asia countries, especially about the market and trade, hope I can read more in the future.
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