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Clashes in Myanmar close to China's border could endanger Beijing's multi-billion-dollar infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative, in the region, as well as the main trade route between the countries, experts have told Newsweek.
China sent its Assistant Foreign Minister, Nong Rong, to Myanmar to call for calm, following clashes between armed groups and the military government led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, which seized power in a coup in February 2021 and has faced resistance ever since from pro-democracy groups.
China sent its Assistant Foreign Minister, Nong Rong, to Myanmar to call for calm, following clashes between armed groups and the military government led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, which seized power in a coup in February 2021 and has faced resistance ever since from pro-democracy groups.
China faces fresh conflict on its doorstep
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."In a blow to the junta, ethnic minority rebel groups led by the Brotherhood Alliance seized the border town of Chinshwehaw in the north of the eastern state of Shan, bordering China's Yunnan state, which is a route for $1.8 billion-worth of trade between the countries.
According to reports, since October 27, the rebel groups have overrun more than 90 army outposts and the military has reportedly acknowledged the loss of at least three towns.
Min Aung Hlaing has vowed to counter rebel advances and his military has responded with airstrikes, as clashes in the restive region have caused the displacement of around 48,000 people, according to the United Nations.
Newsweek has contacted the Foreign Ministries of China and Myanmar for comment.
"The fighting between rebel groups and the military regime creates some serious challenges for China," said Zhiqun Zhu, a professor of political science and international relations at Pennsylvania's Bucknell University, told Newsweek."...
..."In a blow to the junta, ethnic minority rebel groups led by the Brotherhood Alliance seized the border town of Chinshwehaw in the north of the eastern state of Shan, bordering China's Yunnan state, which is a route for $1.8 billion-worth of trade between the countries.
According to reports, since October 27, the rebel groups have overrun more than 90 army outposts and the military has reportedly acknowledged the loss of at least three towns.
Min Aung Hlaing has vowed to counter rebel advances and his military has responded with airstrikes, as clashes in the restive region have caused the displacement of around 48,000 people, according to the United Nations.
Newsweek has contacted the Foreign Ministries of China and Myanmar for comment.
"The fighting between rebel groups and the military regime creates some serious challenges for China," said Zhiqun Zhu, a professor of political science and international relations at Pennsylvania's Bucknell University, told Newsweek."...
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