Abstract:
Cici Ernasari, International Relations 2014, President University
Thesis Title: “The Implementation of China’s Defense Policy in Sino-Myanmar
Defense Cooperation to Increase Its Influence in the Indian Ocean in the case of Belt
and Road Initiative (2013 – 2017)”
The rise of China has been a great phenomenon in the world particularly in this 21 st
century. This rise has led China becomes the world’s second largest economy and
also the world’s largest military. This situation however pushed China to fulfill the
increasing demand of energy and to seek for the alternative route. By sharing 2,204
kilometers of its border with China and has direct access to the Indian Ocean,
Myanmar becomes a land bridge to get the access to Indian Ocean. Myanmar locates
on tri-junction Southeast, South and East Asia and very abundance with natural
resources. In the name of Pauk-Phaw, China and Myanmar relations has been existing
since the ancient times and both countries have maintained substantive relations. In
the context of belt and road initiative, China has implemented its defense policy
through the economic and military cooperation with Myanmar. This research
therefore explains the implementation of China’s defense policy in Sino-Myanmar
defense cooperation to strengthening its position in the Indian Ocean in the context of
belt and road initiative from 2013 until 2017.
