CNBC's JP Ong and Elaine Yu discuss China's dominance in the global rare earths supply chain, highlighting Myanmar's pivotal ...

The rapid increase in rare earth mining in Kachin State, Myanmar, is causing severe environmental degradation and health ...

Among the most visible brands at the expo was BYD, a Chinese EV giant, imported by industry veteran U Min Min Maung, chairman ...

The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the ...

In the chaos of war, there’s nothing to stop Chinese firms from ravaging the landscape and extracting the minerals, which end ...

Myanmar is one of the world's largest suppliers of rare earth production, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Experts say that most of those rare earths are sent to China, especially the less ...

China is leading the development race in Southeast Asia as traditional donors like the United States and United Kingdom step ...

Beijing is quietly influencing the junta’s election process and regime-allied parties through training, technological ...

China is "staring at possible chaos, rising anti-China feelings, and little hope that its planned China-Myanmar Economic Corridor can be materialized anytime soon," Thant Myint-U, an award-winning ...

Myanmar’s domestic politics are central to China’s strategic interests, and are testing Beijing’s core principles.

China is "promoting peace and discussion, promoting the cooling of the situation and maintaining stability in Myanmar, resolving differences through dialogue and consultation, and continuing to drive ...

China supports Myanmar in finding its own path to development and urges the international community to respect its sovereignty and help it achieve peace and reconciliation, China's foreign ...