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Re:Internet disrupted in Myanmar amid military coup by bosswipe on Monday February 01, 2021 @08:30AM (#25988480)
> Myanmar is perhaps the first country the modern-West has totally lost from the grasp of its sphere of influence.

This makes no sense except maybe as Chinese propaganda. Burma hasn't been under any western influence since the military took over in 1962.

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Re:Internet disrupted in Myanmar amid military coup by hitekker on Monday February 01, 2021 @10:09AM (#25989278)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%932015_Myanmar_po... is one of several articles demonstrating how the West was rebuilding its influence in Burma up until recently.
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Re:Internet disrupted in Myanmar amid military coup by bosswipe on Monday February 01, 2021 @10:16AM (#25989337)
Got it. So locking up political opponents and suppressing democracy is the glorious Chinese influence we all get to look forward to.
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