China, Burma, and the Kokang War of August 2009

(September 29, 2009) Martin Lewis, Senior Lecture in the Department of History at Stanford, discusses Burma's history and the current political situation in the country, focusing on China's involvement in Burma's politics and economy.

Stanford University
http://www.stanford.edu

Stanford University Channel on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/stanford

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Politics
• economics
• history
• Southeast Asia
• Myanmar
• Shan State
• infrastructure
• investment
• energy
• Special Regions
• Wa State
• ethnic militias
• Panghsang
• Bangkang
• drugs
• human trafficking
• arms dealing
• drug labs
• Un

[BrunoM175]

Without China's support, the military junta would never have survived that long ("stability" in the Orwelian speech of Peking). China needs Burma for strategic reasons (string of pearls strategy) and for natural resources (energy, timber and jade!). Burma is nowadays practically a colony of China, economically, politically and demographically (influx of recent immigrants).There is not much the US can do about it, because China views control of Burma as part of its "core interests"

[BrunoM175]

I thought the US was opposed to the Chinese government censoring the internet but my comment about this video was censored by Stanford. What a bunch of politically correct cowardly pseudo-intellectual hypocrites. I sometimes understand why Sarah Palin has some support in the "land of the free and home of the brave" (but not at Stanford) hahaha

[grunder20]

Wow. They clearly stated the economic status of the countries.

[thegreeensky]

nice presentation.. well researched...

[agapitoflores001]

Wow! I can't understand the previous comment. Translation please. LOL

[iamnobodyism]

@lordzilu1584 那你打算怎麽支持阿？當年果敢同胞們被緬軍欺負時解放軍幹嗎去了­？爲什麽不去保護果敢同胞們阿？中國軍隊怎麽這是？！吃錯葯了？­當年抗日時蔣介石先生爲了解救自己的友軍不惜一切代價把自己所有­的黃埔家當都拿出來組成遠征軍解救英國人，最後在緬甸創下輝煌的­戰果。共黨綱奪權時也是，當時紅中國的朋友北朝鮮受欺負我們志願­軍雄赳赳氣昂昂的跨過鴨綠江去保護朝鮮，居然連美國都不怕，現在­怎麽連到果敢救我們自己的同胞都不敢了呢？當年我們那麽落後都不­怕，（不管是國民黨還是共產黨）現在我們比起當時因該比當年強大­多了吧？怎麽反倒不敢了呢？當年那股勁哪去了？

[iamnobodyism]

我到納悶了當時解放軍怎麽就沒出兵？那怕你派一架偵察機或者預警­機佯動一下阿

[lordzilu1584]

We China support our Kokang brothers

[siamtiger99]

Where is Lanna Kingdom on the Map... T-T