A narrative has taken hold in foreign capitals that Myanmar is on the verge of collapsing into a failed state. The military junta and its supporters warn that the fall of the regime would unleash a chaotic “Balkanization” of warring ethnic groups. International actors, fearing a power vacuum, have hesitated to fully back the country’s […] The post Myanmar’s ‘fragmentation’ is a myth—and China’s greatest asset appeared first on Asia Times .