VoA—U.S. engagement in Southeast Asia, especially Myanmar, can advance America’s national security, economic interests and broader strategic goals in countering China’s expanding influence, foreign policy analysts say.
Analysts warn of China advances in Myanmar, see Rubio as key to US response
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On September 13, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) announced that it was appointing Victoria Nuland to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Since the end of October this year, the situation in Myanmar (thirty years earlier called Burma) has again been the subject of increased attention from world news agencies. Although not as close, of course, as in the cases of armed conflicts in Ukraine, and now in the Middle East.
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Azeri forces launched a military operation on Sep 19 in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, resulting in a number of casualties. Armenian state-news agency Armen Press reported:
Azerbaijan launches operation in Nagorno-Karabakh regionAzerbaijan launched a bombardment attack against the entire territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, and then started an operation to breach the line of contact to capture positions. Two civilians have been killed, one adult and one child. Another 3 adults and 8 children have been wounded.
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As US-Chinese tensions grow and as it becomes increasingly clear the US is unable to compete with China head-to-head in terms of development, trade, and investment, especially in regions along China’s periphery, the US is resorting increasingly to asymmetrical measures including political coercion, subversion, and even violence.
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