China and U.S. Both Work for Myamar's Favor

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/31/world/asia/myanmar-reforms-set-us-and-china-in-race-for-sway.html?ref=asia

Myanmar is located between China and the Indian Ocean and until recently was a dictatorship with a great relationship with China and an extremely poor one with the U.S. Now however, Myanmar is a democracy who is swiftly improving their relationship with us. China sees this as us trying to steal their influence in Myanmar and even blammed the failure of getting the damn project accepted by Myanmar (who didn't feel support from the project on their own) on the United States diplomatic policies with Myanmar. I have a feeling that China's certainty that the U.S. is only interested in Myanmar because Myanmar is next to China, their determination to try and diplomatical shove the U.S. out, and Myanmar's desire to improve relations with the U.S. will all mix together and make for some chilling diplomatic talks over the next few weeks that will only grow colder with time.