10 avr. 2017 - Delayed for years, Sino-Myanmar pipeline revived during meeting of presidents

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Delayed for years, Sino-Myanmar pipeline revived during meeting of presidents.

The presidents of Myanmar and China concluded face-to-face meetings in Beijing this week, reaffirming what both leaders referred to as long-standing and friendly bilateral ties. Additionally, Xi Jinping and his Burmese counterpart Htin Kyaw signed a series of agreements on April 10 that will directly affect Yunnan, where refineries have been waiting to receive crude oil shipments from the province's neighbor to the west for nearly three years.

The two countries have discussed an oil conduit connecting Kunming to offshore fields in the Andaman Sea for nearly 15 years, culminating in the construction of the 770-kilometer Shwe pipeline. However, the 9.37 billion yuan (US$1.36 billion) project has sat unused since its completion in late 2014 due to a series of bilateral complications. These include seemingly intractable issues including smuggling, a long-running civil war along China's border, and rising public opposition to Chinese influence within Myanmar.

"Construction was suspended due to a misunderstanding with the Myanmar public as well as armed clashes. If the project starts, the Chinese government should push the Myanmar government to protect the pipeline and workers along the line," Liu Yun, an analyst on Myanmar issues, told the Global Times on Monday.

https://www.gokunming.com/en/blog/item/3924/delayed_for_years_sino_myanmar_pipeline_revived_during_meeting_of_presidents

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