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Myanmar, China to Conduct Feasibility Study on Mandalay-Kyaukphyu Rail Link
Myanmar Transport and Communications Minister U Thant Sin Maung (center right) and Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai (center left) witness the signing of an MoU to carry out a feasibility study for the Mandalay-Kyaukphyu Railway project on Jan. 10, 2021. / Chinese Embassy in Myanmar
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By Nan Lwin 11 January 2021
YANGON Myanmar and China have formally agreed to conduct a feasibility study on a crucial part of Beijing’s strategic railway plan to connect China’s southern city of Kunming and Myanmar’s Kyaukphyu port on the Bay of Bengal. Accessing the port will play a key role in China’s move to boost its presence in the Indian Ocean through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). ....

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