Burma's Open Road - China To India DVD

On The Road To Success Or The Road To Ruin? A fascinating insight into how Burma's future may be affected if its government takes the major decision to allow the building of a road through its lands to create a direct link between China and India. On a positive note the building of the road will provide work for its people and allow easy access for tourism to Burma's wildlife reservations and ensure long-term economic stability for the country. On a negative note it is seen as an environmental disaster waiting to happen as untouched jungle is cut down to make way... for the road. It could also potentially sound the death knell for many of the country's ancient traditions cultures and wildlife that have so far remained untroubled by the outside world. Burma's geographical standing between China and India two of the world's fastest growing economies provides a corridor of trade that is too financially important to ignore with potential trade worth billions of dollars crossing its borders annually. The arguments for and against are simple: modernisation vs. preservation. [show more]

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