{"id":7518,"date":"2020-01-20T10:39:37","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T10:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=7518"},"modified":"2020-01-20T10:39:38","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T10:39:38","slug":"china-and-myanmar-ink-33-deals-to-accelerate-bri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/china-and-myanmar-ink-33-deals-to-accelerate-bri\/","title":{"rendered":"China and Myanmar ink 33 deals to accelerate BRI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>China and Myanmar signed\n33 deals aimed at speeding up key infrastructure projects to provide Beijing a\nstepping stone to the Indian Ocean after a meeting between President Xi Jinping\nand State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, as the Communist nation ramped up\nsupport to cement its hold over the Southeast Asian country under fire for its\ntreatment of Rohingya Muslims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer 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