Myanmar eyes China’s trade plan for much-needed infrastructure
Construction minister rejects claims of a crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine, a hub for Chinese investment.
Minister for Construction U Win Khaing told the Asean and Asia Forum in Singapore on Thursday that his country needed to improve its infrastructure quickly to cope with the mass internal migration to its cities.
[…] About US$10 billion in Chinese investment has been earmarked for a deep seaport, a trading estate and a special economic zone in Kyaukphyu in Rakhine, as well as infrastructure projects in the remote western state where violence between Rohingya Muslims and Buddhists has erupted into crisis. …
Liu Zhen
