Myanmar 's people are increasingly hostile to Chinese "railroading" over the country's environment and small local industries, with fishermen being banned from a stretch of water because of its proximity to the entry point for One of Myanmar 's major One Belt, one Road pipelines. The pipeline is part of the nearly $10 billion Kyauk Pyu Special Economic Zone, a scheme at the heart of fast-warming Myanmar-China relations and whose success is crucial for the Southeast Asian nation’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Research has revealed that Chinese contracts and land acquisition in Myanmar have begun before completion of studies on the impact on local people and the environment, which legal experts said may breach development laws. However, the China government needs the investment that the project brings and also China 's help in confronting armed ethnic groups.
Myanmar 's people are increasingly hostile to Chinese "railroading" over the country's environment and small local industries, with fishermen being banned from a stretch of water because of its proximity to the entry point for One of Myanmar 's major One Belt, one Road pipelines. Research has revealed that Chinese contracts and land acquisition in Myanmar have begun before completion of studies on the impact on local people and the environment, which legal experts said may breach development laws. However, the China government needs the investment that the project brings and also China 's help in confronting armed ethnic groups.