December 1, 2015
Playing the "Great Game" between U.S. and China in Burma

by Doug Bandow

Relations between the U.S. and China have grown tenser as the latter has developed economically and advanced internationally. After all, few Americans want to cede their dominant position while most Chinese are determined to regain what they believe to be Beijing's rightful influence. The two are waging a bitter but so far nonviolent struggle in Burma, or Myanmar. And the U.S. appears to be winning. Maybe America isn't in danger of being tossed out of Asia after all.

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