China : political developments since the 2006 briefer-
Faced with the international community’s condemnation of the violent crackdown, even China could not defend the SPDC.
On 26 September, China’s Ambassador to the UN, Wang Guangya, said that China wished to see stability, mutual reconciliation, and progress towards democracy in Burma.[AP (27 Sep 07) UNSC Concerned About Myanmar Crackdown] Premier Wen Jiabao confirmed China’s shift, and expressed hopes that stability, national reconciliation, and democracy will be achieved as soon as possible through peaceful means.[Bloomberg (30 Sep 07) China Backs End to Myanmar Violence; UN Envoy Arrives]On 12 January, China and Russia vetoed a joint US/UK resolution on Burma before the UNSC.[Bangkok Post (13 Jan 07) China, Russia veto UN Burma resolution] Because of the vetoes, the resolution failed even though the final vote was 9 to 3 in favor of adoption.China’s UN Ambassador Wang Guangya acknowledged that there were problems in Burma but did not feel the problems constituted a threat to international peace and security.[New York Times (13 Jan 07) U.S. Rebuke to Myanmar Is Defeated by U.N. Vetoes] Wang urged the SPDC to move toward “inclusive democracy” and “speed up the process of dialogue and reform”.[Houston Chronicle (13 Jan 07) China, Russia veto Myanmar resolution] business dealings-5 April: the SPDC signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s Farsighted Investment Group Co Ltd and Gold Water Resources Co Ltd to build a 2,400 megawatt plant on the Salween River, Kunlong, Northern Shan State. IHT (13 Apr 07) Burma: Warning of Detrimental DamChina’s oil giant Sinopec announced that construction of the pipeline from Akyab, Arakan State, to Chongqing, Southwest China, is expected to begin soon, saying that the National Development and Reform Commission approved the pipeline at the beginning of April.[Xinhua (22 Apr 07) Construction of China-Myanmar oil pipeline expected to start this year] One analyst calculated that the total rent over 30 years to the SPDC from China for building oil and gas pipelines would amount to US$9 billion – or $300 million annually.The SPDC has chosen China as the destination for the massive “Shwe” gas reserves. Reports in the India and South Korean press on 20 and 21 March said that the SPDC had told an Indian delegation the pipeline deal was off. Instead, a 900 km pipeline would be laid to China from blocks A1 and A3.[1Times of India (21 Mar 07) Myanmar refuses to export gas to India]15 January - three days after China’s veto of the UNSC resolution on Burma -, the SPDC awarded oil and gas exploration rights to the China National Petroleum Corporation at blocks AD 1, AD 6 and AD 8 – an area covering 10,000 square km off the coast of Arakan State.[Xinhua (15 Jan 07) CNPC to Explore Oil, Gas in Three Myanmar Offshore Areas] The contract is a production sharing one between China’s top oil producer, and the SPDC-controlled Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE). On 23 November, China’s Assistant Minister of Commerce Chen Jian granted a debt exemption to the SPDC and established a framework agreement for a preferential loan. According to a Chinese official, the debt cancellation 240 million yuan (US$30 million) and the low interest loan was 300 million yuan (US$38 million).[AP (24 Nov 06) China grants Myanmar partial debt relief] Chen Jian was in the country from 20 November, discussing timber, mining and agricultural cooperation. China can afford to be generous. According to the latest Chinese official statistics, in the first half of 2006, total bilateral trade was up 10.8% from the same period in 2005. However, Chinese exports were up 30.5% to US$549 million, whereas their imports from Burma were down 35.9% to US$114 million.[Xinhua (23 Nov 06) China, Myanmar sign economic, trade cooperation agreements]
On 26 September, China’s Ambassador to the UN, Wang Guangya, said that China wished to see stability, mutual reconciliation, and progress towards democracy in Burma.[AP (27 Sep 07) UNSC Concerned About Myanmar Crackdown] Premier Wen Jiabao confirmed China’s shift, and expressed hopes that stability, national reconciliation, and democracy will be achieved as soon as possible through peaceful means.[Bloomberg (30 Sep 07) China Backs End to Myanmar Violence; UN Envoy Arrives]On 12 January, China and Russia vetoed a joint US/UK resolution on Burma before the UNSC.[Bangkok Post (13 Jan 07) China, Russia veto UN Burma resolution] Because of the vetoes, the resolution failed even though the final vote was 9 to 3 in favor of adoption.China’s UN Ambassador Wang Guangya acknowledged that there were problems in Burma but did not feel the problems constituted a threat to international peace and security.[New York Times (13 Jan 07) U.S. Rebuke to Myanmar Is Defeated by U.N. Vetoes] Wang urged the SPDC to move toward “inclusive democracy” and “speed up the process of dialogue and reform”.[Houston Chronicle (13 Jan 07) China, Russia veto Myanmar resolution] business dealings-5 April: the SPDC signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s Farsighted Investment Group Co Ltd and Gold Water Resources Co Ltd to build a 2,400 megawatt plant on the Salween River, Kunlong, Northern Shan State. IHT (13 Apr 07) Burma: Warning of Detrimental DamChina’s oil giant Sinopec announced that construction of the pipeline from Akyab, Arakan State, to Chongqing, Southwest China, is expected to begin soon, saying that the National Development and Reform Commission approved the pipeline at the beginning of April.[Xinhua (22 Apr 07) Construction of China-Myanmar oil pipeline expected to start this year] One analyst calculated that the total rent over 30 years to the SPDC from China for building oil and gas pipelines would amount to US$9 billion – or $300 million annually.The SPDC has chosen China as the destination for the massive “Shwe” gas reserves. Reports in the India and South Korean press on 20 and 21 March said that the SPDC had told an Indian delegation the pipeline deal was off. Instead, a 900 km pipeline would be laid to China from blocks A1 and A3.[1Times of India (21 Mar 07) Myanmar refuses to export gas to India]15 January - three days after China’s veto of the UNSC resolution on Burma -, the SPDC awarded oil and gas exploration rights to the China National Petroleum Corporation at blocks AD 1, AD 6 and AD 8 – an area covering 10,000 square km off the coast of Arakan State.[Xinhua (15 Jan 07) CNPC to Explore Oil, Gas in Three Myanmar Offshore Areas] The contract is a production sharing one between China’s top oil producer, and the SPDC-controlled Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE). On 23 November, China’s Assistant Minister of Commerce Chen Jian granted a debt exemption to the SPDC and established a framework agreement for a preferential loan. According to a Chinese official, the debt cancellation 240 million yuan (US$30 million) and the low interest loan was 300 million yuan (US$38 million).[AP (24 Nov 06) China grants Myanmar partial debt relief] Chen Jian was in the country from 20 November, discussing timber, mining and agricultural cooperation. China can afford to be generous. According to the latest Chinese official statistics, in the first half of 2006, total bilateral trade was up 10.8% from the same period in 2005. However, Chinese exports were up 30.5% to US$549 million, whereas their imports from Burma were down 35.9% to US$114 million.[Xinhua (23 Nov 06) China, Myanmar sign economic, trade cooperation agreements]
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