1. China – Foreign relations – Burma 2. Burma – Foreign relations – China 3. Burma – Foreign relations – 1948- 4. China – Foreign relations – 1949- 5. China – History – 1949- 6. Burma – History – 1948- This volume examines the changing relations between China and Burma/Myanmar since Burmese independence and the formation of the People's Republic of China. Drawing on hitherto unavailable Chinese sources, it documents the shifting relationship over the years and explores Myanmar's changing role in Chinese strategy, economic links, military cooperation, etc. The volume highlights the policy dilemmas facing the central and provincial Chinese authorities, the Myanmar government and Burmese ethnic minorities, while analysing dilemmas for the United States, India, ASEAN and Japan in responding to the changed interdependent Sino-Burmese relationship.