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According to a close observer of China-Myanmar relations, China is closing in on India to gain greater access to the Indian Ocean through ports in Myanmar, and New Delhi should strengthen its naval capabilities to resist this. The China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC), a component of the Belt and Road Initiative, raises the stakes, according to a regional analyst who goes by the alias Yan Naing (BRI). The CMEC, which connects Yunnan Province to the Indian Ocean port of Kyaukphyu in western Myanmar, is the umbrella for a number of infrastructure projects. The Chinese military, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN),...
