As seen in Figure 2, the development occurring in Kyaukpyu is dependent on the Shwe Gas and Oil field in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Sittwe. Figure 2: Map of Kyaukpyu Project route. Source: Nitta, 2018. Figure 3 depicts the pipeline route, this time showing conflicts that have arisen involving the Tatmadaw and various armed ethnic groups. There are reasons to believe that the recent fighting in Kachin State, and subsequent exodus of Kachin civilians to China, are closely tied to this military project. Such an analysis is outside the range of this thesis. However, it is plausible to suggest that reports of human rights violations coming from Rakhine State are directly connected to the Tatmadaw’s on-going projects. 94