China Says West Can't Afford To Help Myanmar, But Which Rival Should It Fear?

Western nations cannot afford to help lift Myanmar out of poverty, according to China, but perhaps it isn't the U.S. that China should worry about displacing its influence in Myanmar. The Communist Party-controlled Global Times ran a commentary that suggested that Washington "will try to foment discord between China and [Myanmar]" to damage Chinese business relations with its neighbor, the Irrawaddy, a Burmese newspaper, reported Tuesday.