Since China seems to be a kind of eminence grise in the American economy these days, the majority of USmedia stories about the struggle in Burma are light on the fact the Burmese junta/regime/thugocracy are puppeting for/by boon of China mostly. Reading the majority of stories thereupon you'd think the Burmese j/r/t were just obstinately soloing through the turmoil.
These guys are working that angle a little more accurately.