Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 11/03/2026

The Irrawaddy — China’s Myanmar Policy at Crossroads After 5 Years of Failure  
 
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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

 

Thet Htar Maung

China’s Myanmar Policy at Crossroads After 5 Years of Failure  

Years of backing the military regime has failed to achieve the stability Beijing requires for its Belt and Road projects and multibillion-dollar border trade.

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Myo Pyae

Thai Military Chief Summons Myanmar Attaché Over Border Fighting

Thailand warned Myanmar to prevent further cross-border damage after regime attacks in Karen State injured a Thai resident and damaged buildings on Thai soil.

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Nyein Chan Aye

America’s New Myanmar Strategy Puts a Price Tag on Peace

The Trump administration is linking peace diplomacy to rare earths, trade and security—but Myanmar’s military regime can‘t deliver, writes Nyein Chan Aye.

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Athena Awn Naw

China’s BRI Plans Take Shape in Myanmar’s Rebel-Held Borderlands

With the Naypyitaw regime powerless to intervene, ethnic armed groups in Shan State are laying foundations for the China–Myanmar Economic Corridor. 

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The Irrawaddy

Will the US Midterms Have an Effect on Myanmar?

This week, veteran journalist Kyaw Zan Tha discusses how a resounding defeat for Donald Trump’ Republicans in this week’s elections could impact faraway Myanmar.

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