缅甸希望获得所需的基础设施，但又不想被中国拖入债务陷阱，于是以取消项目作威胁，通过谈判将皎漂港的计划建造成本从73亿美元降至13亿美元。
Myanmar, hoping to secure needed infrastructure without becoming caught up in a Chinese debt trap, has used the threat of cancellation to negotiate a reduction in the cost of its planned Kyaukpyu port from $7.3 billion to $1.3 billion.