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Junta Amplifies Nationalist, Anti-China Sentiment After Loss of Northeastern Command. Junta boss Min Aung Hlaing claimed in an Aug. 5 televised address that conflict in Myanmar was being prolonged by foreign countries backing armed groups. The allegation came two days after the Brotherhood Alliance’s Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA). The China aid help to size Northeastern Command HQ in Lashio. Junta boss, Min Aung Hlaing claimed ordnance factories built in territory controlled by ethnic armed organizations on China-Myanmar border were selling weapons to People’s Defense Force (PDF) groups, junta boss alleged weapons seized from PDF had been traced to factories that hired foreign technicians were involved.
He also claimed certain foreign countries were funding armed groups & supplying them with food, pharmaceuticals, arms, technology and administrative aid.. Pro-junta media outlet NP News meanwhile alleged that Brotherhood Alliance troops were hoisting not only their own flags but also other red flags with stars – meaning the Chinese flag – in northern Shan State towns they had seized.
“I would like to ask Chinese people born in Myanmar what you would do if China is involved in fighting in northern Myanmar. If this is a proxy war, if all Myanmar citizens are facing an indirect invasion, for my part, I would raise the awareness of all Myanmar people,” said NP News’ Kyaw Myo Min in a video published on August 5, one day before the rallies launched. The protesters saluted Myanmar’s flag, raised banners reading ‘Victory in the just war’, and sang the national anthem & patriotic songs. Public, folks showed no interest in the rallies or claim war in northern Myanmar amounted to a foreign invasion.
In November last year, Min Aung Hlaing alleged anti-regime groups were using China-made drones to drop bombs on junta positions in northern Shan State during the first phase of the alliance’s Operation 1027. Following his outburst, junta-backed nationalists staged protests against Beijing in downtown Yangon and outside the Chinese Embassy.. Last Tuesday (Aug. 6), the Chinese Embassy urged its nationals in Lashio and other conflict-hit areas in northern Shan State to evacuate as soon as possible following day, Chinese special envoy to Myanmar Deng Xijun met with Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyitaw for talks on what junta media termed “internal peace in Myanmar and border stability.”
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/mya...mmand.html
He also claimed certain foreign countries were funding armed groups & supplying them with food, pharmaceuticals, arms, technology and administrative aid.. Pro-junta media outlet NP News meanwhile alleged that Brotherhood Alliance troops were hoisting not only their own flags but also other red flags with stars – meaning the Chinese flag – in northern Shan State towns they had seized.
“I would like to ask Chinese people born in Myanmar what you would do if China is involved in fighting in northern Myanmar. If this is a proxy war, if all Myanmar citizens are facing an indirect invasion, for my part, I would raise the awareness of all Myanmar people,” said NP News’ Kyaw Myo Min in a video published on August 5, one day before the rallies launched. The protesters saluted Myanmar’s flag, raised banners reading ‘Victory in the just war’, and sang the national anthem & patriotic songs. Public, folks showed no interest in the rallies or claim war in northern Myanmar amounted to a foreign invasion.
In November last year, Min Aung Hlaing alleged anti-regime groups were using China-made drones to drop bombs on junta positions in northern Shan State during the first phase of the alliance’s Operation 1027. Following his outburst, junta-backed nationalists staged protests against Beijing in downtown Yangon and outside the Chinese Embassy.. Last Tuesday (Aug. 6), the Chinese Embassy urged its nationals in Lashio and other conflict-hit areas in northern Shan State to evacuate as soon as possible following day, Chinese special envoy to Myanmar Deng Xijun met with Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyitaw for talks on what junta media termed “internal peace in Myanmar and border stability.”
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/mya...mmand.html
