Renewed conflict in Myanmar slows China's Belt and Road projects

Ethnic strife and national pride halt Beijing-championed infrastructure projects

DAVID GREEN, Contributing writer

YANGON -- A recent decision by the Myanmar military, or Tatmadaw, not to extend a cease-fire aimed at ethnic armed organizations excluded from a nationwide peace agreement puts the country's Belt and Road projects in further limbo.

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