Myitsone Dam is as Much Aung San Suu Kyi's Problem as Beijing's

Feb 8, 2016 | David I. Steinberg
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In September 2011, Myanmar President Thein Sein dropped a bombshell on his country's previously close relations with China. Citing the public interest, he announced that construction of China's largest hydroelectric project in Southeast Asia -- the $3.6 billion-plus Myitsone dam project in northern Myanmar -- would be suspended for the duration of his term.