Chinese plans for Myanmar and its assets could have far reaching consequences in 2025. Michael Martin is an adjunct fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. He returns to Beyond the Mekong amid speculation that China and Myanmar’s military junta are preparing to establish a “joint security company” to protect Beijing’s interests in the war-torn country.

The junta has reportedly formed a committee to prepare an MoU for establishing a security company, which could be dispatched into Rakhine State, where fighting this year has been intense and the U.N. has warned  has warned that two million people are facing “the dire prospect of famine.”

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