IN DEPTH: Unveiling China's Stranglehold on Burma During Its Escalating Civil War
An
insider told The Epoch Times that the Chinese Communist Party is behind
the recent offensives by regional militant groups in northern Myanmar
(Burma).
11/19/2023
Updated: 11/19/2023
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News Analysis
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a key participant in China’s “Belt and Road Initiative.” The country has been ruled by a military junta that deposed an elected government in 2021. The civil war between the military junta and numerous resistance and regional militant groups has escalated ever since.
On Nov. 13, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) attacked Rathedaung and Minbya, and took over the towns from the ruling military junta, sending thousands of civilians into neighboring India. The military-backed President of Myanmar has said that the government forces failed to defeat the rebels and therefore, Myanmar is on the verge of breaking up.
Heavy fighting has been raging in northern Myanmar, which is next to China. Since the end of October, the MNDAA has joined forces with the Arakan Army
and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army in a coordinated offensive
against the Burmese military junta. The alliance has claimed widespread
victories, and the military junta has acknowledged that it has lost
control over three towns in the northern part of the country.
