Today , virtually all of Burma 's retail , wholesale and shipping firms are in Chinese hands .
This liberalization of state 's role in the economy , if slight and uneven , nonetheless gave Burmese Chinese - led businesses extra space to expand and reassert their economic clout .
Today , virtually all of Burmese 's retail , wholesale and shipping firms are in Chinese hands .
This liberalization of state 's role in the economy , if slight and uneven , nonetheless gave Burmese Chinese - led businesses extra space to expand and reassert their economic clout .