China/Myanmar: New Myanmar Oil Pipeline Bolsters China's Energy Security

Apr 13, 2017 | Wataru Kodaka and Yuichi Nitta, Nikkei
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The opening of an oil pipeline through Myanmar is a big step forward for China's energy security, reducing the major importer's reliance on shipments through waters where the U.S. exerts strong influence. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Htin Kyaw, his counterpart from Myanmar, agreed Monday to activate an oil pipeline stretching roughly 770km from Kyaukpyu, a port city in western Myanmar, to the Chinese border. The project is the crown jewel of economic cooperation agreements the pair signed during talks in Beijing.