China Pushes Burma Pipelines Amid Criticism

BEIJING, Sep 9 (IPS) - Despite fresh international criticism ofBeijing's backing for as unpopular a regime as the Burmese junta, Chinasees its alliance with the country's military as a matter of simpleeconomic expediency and is determined to forge ahead with controversialjoint dual oil and gas pipelines that will ensure greater energysecurity for its robust economy.

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