China's role in the pursuit of security by Myanmar's State Peace and Development Council: Boon and bane?

Pacific Review

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 113-137

  Haacke, Jürgen ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic conflict; Kokang; Myanmar China relations; State Peace and Development Council

Indexed keywords

DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ETHNIC CONFLICT; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; MILITARY INTERVENTION; NATIONAL SECURITY; PEACEKEEPING; POLITICAL PROCESS; SECURITY THREAT; STATE BUILDING;

CHINA; MYANMAR;

EID: 77949562926     PISSN: 09512748     EISSN: 14701332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09512740903501982     Document Type: Article

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