A rebel alliance in Burma has made substantial military progress against the military rulers.

The military rulers get support from China, which makes western sanctions against them ineffective. But they have failed to satisfy China's demand to crack down on swindling and cheating of Chinese by people in Burma. The rebels say they will do it. If they can win China's cooperation, the military government might fall.

I do wonder whether China can corrupt the rebels, so that their victory would not make things much better.