China woos Myanmar hardliners
A powerful ethnic nationalist politician from Rakhine state, one of Myanmar's poorest and most volatile regions, said Chinese officials made him an irresistible offer during a recent visit to the country: Ask for anything, and we'll give it to you.
The fishing town of Kyaukpyu, racked by violence three years ago between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Muslim Rohingyas, is at the heart of China's drive for new resources and trade routes.
Workers walk on a road, with China's oil pipeline project seen in the background.
Oil tanks are seen at China's oil pipeline project.
A boy plays in front of a clinic that was donated by China's oil pipeline project.
Men carry a machine as a man walks behind them with a container of crude oil at Yaynan Taung (Oil Mountain).
Local residents' houses are seen in front of the pink-roofed buildings of the Chinese oil pipeline project.
A young man removes debris, including a coconut, from his fishing net.
A woman feeds her pigs.
A man shows birds that he shot for food.
A woman chops firewood.
Men play cards after working to extract crude oil by hand at Yaynan Taung (Oil Mountain).
