Myanmar's top general met with the Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi last month. They used the situation along with Aung San Suu Kyi's diminished standing globally, to seize power, again.



China wants to secure direct access to the Indian Ocean to use Myanmar and Colombo to dominate Indian ocean trade. They are playing the long game. A naval base in Sri Lanka, and a huge naval base in Myanmar that can be reinforced by land from China is a huge boost in their standing in the Indian Ocean.



It is only a matter of time before they do something similar in Pakistan to gain access to the Arabian sea, but that might not be necessary since Pakistan is already letting China build rails and have a naval buildup in the Gwadar Port.

China now has access to two oceans. Joe Biden won't do shit adverse to China’s interests. Myanmar has been the world's best kept secret for years. They are very strict about who can enter, and obtaining a basic tourist visas costs thousands of dollars. They do this to avoid ending up like Bangkok/Pattaya.