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The vexing strategic tug-of-war over Naypyidaw: ASEAN's view of the Sino-Burmese ties
Das irritierende Tauziehen um Naypyidaw: die Sicht der ASEAN zur sino-birmesischen Verbindung
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Chachavalpongpun, Pavin
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| Abstract | This article argues that ASEAN’s policy toward Myanmar has been predominantly responsive, dictated by China’s activism in the region. It posits three arguments: First, that the release of political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi, may have been a tactical move to convince ASEAN to award it the 2014 chairmanship and thereby consolidate the legitimacy of the current regime; second, that Thein Sein’s suspension of the Myitsone Dam was a strategic move intended to please both domestic and ASEAN constituencies; and third, that Myanmar’s chairmanship of ASEAN in 2014 will help justify the organisation’s past approach to Burma as well as accelerate the process of community-building. The paper argues that in spite of the growing interconnectedness between ASEAN and China, ASEAN is locked in a strategic tug-of-war with China over Myanmar. Myanmar has, on multiple occasions, played upon ASEAN’s suspicion of China by playing the “China card,” as I term it, forcing ASEAN to continually legitimise it through public statements. |
| Keywords | China; Myanmar; ASEAN; conflict potential; conflict management; Southeast Asia; Far East |
| Classification | International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy; Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy |
| Method | descriptive study |
| Free Keywords | Burma; community-building; 1950-2011 |
| Document language | English |
| Publication Year | 2012 |
| Page/Pages | p. 97-114 |
| Journal | Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 31 (2012) 1 |
| ISSN | 1868-4882 |
| Status | Published Version; peer reviewed |
| Licence | Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works |
