Sim Chi Yin featured in NY Times
SIM CHI YIN FEATURED IN NEW YORK TIMES
Photo essay in “China’s Influence at Stake as Myanmar Eyes Democracy”
and article “U.S. and China Press for Influence in Myanmar”
Myanmar’s new government has shown signs of wanting to be less dependent on its old friend China. Myanmar suspended construction of a major dam–to be built near this river–last year amid outrage over what was seen as China’s imperious attitude toward Myanmar’s people and its environment.