Two years have passed since the military staged a coup in Southeast Asia's Myanmar. Pro-democracy forces and others are continuing to resist the military, but no progress has been made toward overcoming the situation... Myanmar's state media reported that the "state of emergency declaration" will be extended for six months, indicating that military rule is likely to be prolonged. There is no prospect for the release of the detained Aung San Suu Kyi, and the military's control of the situation continues to prevent foreign media from reporting on the situation in Myanmar.
Twelve years ago, in 2011, Myanmar achieved democratization. In 2014, the TVO team spent an extended period of time in Myanmar. Myanmar. There, the camera captured the fierce struggle between China and India for Myanmar's precious mineral resources. (Broadcasted in December 2014)
Among the minerals, Myanmar's gold, "GOLD," attracted the most attention. Fifty percent of the world's GOLD is consumed in Myanmar's two neighbors, China and India. The team closely followed a small village and its leader, who owns a hand-dug gold mine about 200 km away from Mandalay. It is a primitive mine where all refining is done by hand. Even so, the village was prosperous thanks to GOLD. However, the shadow of a Chinese company is also in the village... They are bringing in mining equipment that can dig up to 500 meters deep, and they are trying to expand into the small village.
It is not only the Chinese that are creeping in. At another mine, Indian merchants were making a bold move to acquire mining rights, and at a trading post in the capital Yangon, many Indian merchants were engaged in a fierce battle over the price of gold with the Chinese, and a fierce battle over wealth was being waged... Only the locals could understand this.
This is a rare economic documentary that captures the boiling scene of Myanmar, where the insatiable greed of 2.6 billion people is surging. Ten years have passed since then. Even after the military coup, the battle for wealth in Myanmar between China and India, taking advantage of the neighboring country's geographical location, is sure to heat up even more...