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Burma keeps copper project running as government 'afraid of China'

Marc Howe | November 27, 2012 | 3:38 am Base Metals China Europe Copper 

A senior Burmese minister has told residents protesting a PRC-backed copper mine that the government is "afraid of China" and its possible response should the project be annulled. The Irrawaddy reports that Aung Min, Minister of the President's office, made...

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