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The Myanmar Junta Is Making Powerful Friends

Rare earths and strategic interests entice the U.S., India, and China.

Six people in suits sit on one side of a wooden table across from ten men also in suits, with the flags of Myanmar and China atop the table in front of a Chinese mural scene. October 7, 2025, 1:00 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

Welcome to Foreign Policy ’s Southeast Asia Brief.

The highlights this week: The Myanmar junta makes a military and diplomatic comeback, earthquakes and typhoons hit the Philippines, Gaza fleet detainees re

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