Uncertainties ahead for Chinese investment projects in warzone

The Arakan Army (AA) has seized control of 14 townships in Arakan State, excluding Sittwe, Kyaukphyu, and Manaung, and is now conducting military operations to capture Sittwe and Kyaukphyu.

If the junta fails to thwart the AA’s current military plans, it will face not only a battlefield defeat but also setbacks in international relations.

Sittwe and Kyaukphyu townships host numerous development projects funded by India and China, with Chinese investments being larger in scale and more profitable for the junta. Key Chinese projects include the Shwe oil and gas project, the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone (SEZ), and railway and road projects designed to connect with China.

Chinese projects in warzone