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Myanmar’s changing ties with China

Myanmar’s changing ties with China
News and analysis on China-Myanmar relations. Beijing has been Naypyitaw’s closest ally for two decades and is its biggest trading partner.
Five of the latest batch of Hongkongers to be freed returned home on Friday. Photo: Facebook/Security Bureau
Crime in Hong Kong

Last of 6 Hongkongers recently freed from scam farm in Myanmar returns home

Security Bureau vows to save the three remaining residents on its list in bid to crack down on forced-labour scams in Southeast Asia.

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Crime

Chinese court tries Myanmar gang accused of scams, drugs, extortion, murder

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Crime

Why the Thailand-Myanmar border is a hub for gangs preying on Chinese nationals

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hongkonger stuck in Thailand to fly home on Monday after scam farm ordeal

Security chief Chris Tang ‘thankful’ to secure return of 29-year-old in time for Lunar New Year.

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Members of a Hong Kong task force met the man on Friday night. Photo: Handout
Myanmar

In Asia’s forgotten war, reluctant rebels mark 4 years of bloody chaos

For thousands of guerilla fighters, the dream of a free Myanmar still burns bright – even after four years of ruinous civil war.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Thailand assures Hongkongers over safety amid forced labour scams

Thai consulate in Hong Kong says country is working with neighbouring countries to clamp down on scam farms.

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Myanmar

Myanmar deports over 50,000 suspected online scammers to China amid crackdown

Myanmar’s ruling junta has called on neighbouring countries to help combat the issue, which analysts say is worth billions of dollars.

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Myanmar police hand over telecom and internet fraud suspects to Chinese police at Yangon International Airport in 2023. Photo: Chinese embassy in Myanmar/Xinhua
Crime

China and Thailand detain 12 gang members suspected of Myanmar trafficking scam

News of the joint crime-fighting effort comes after top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi urges Asean countries to crack down on cross-border fraud.

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Crime

Chinese actor Wang Xing says fraud gang trafficked him to Myanmar scam compound

Actor who went missing near Thailand-Myanmar border confirms he fell victim to human trafficking scheme disguised as film casting call.

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China-Asean relations

China charges Myanmar Golden Triangle suspects with murder and fraud

The 39 suspects include 16 Myanmese nationals and members of the notorious Ming family, which operated in the border region of Kokang.

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Myanmar handed members of the Ming family over to China on suspicion of telecoms fraud. Photo: Ministry of Public Security
Myanmar

‘A long way to go’: India struggles to match China’s Myanmar outreach

China’s bigger role as a peace mediator has sparked concerns about the impact on India’s infrastructure projects in Myanmar.

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Members of Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) receiving military equipment in a secret jungle near Namhkam, Myanmar’s northern Shan State. Photo: AFP
Myanmar

Chinese security firms in Myanmar spark fears of escalating civil war

Analysts warn that Chinese personnel could be caught in the conflict, while the move further complicates efforts to secure control of key economic areas.

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China-Asean relations

China says Myanmar rebel chief in Yunnan for medical care, contrary to reports

Beijing says rebel leader Peng Deren is getting treatment in southwest China border province where he was reported to be under house arrest.

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Myanmar

China’s Li backs Myanmar’s ‘political transformation’ in talks with junta chief

Premier Li Qiang and visiting military leader Min Aung Hlaing also discussed the breakdown of a ceasefire brokered by Beijing earlier this year.

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang (right) meets Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing in Kunming on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua
Myanmar

Consulate attack highlights China’s ‘delicate’ balancing act in Myanmar

Blast raises doubt over whether military government can protect Chinese assets and comes ahead of possible China visit by junta chief, analysts say.

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China’s consulate in Mandalay, the second-largest city in Myanmar, was damaged by an explosive device last week. Photo: AFP
Myanmar

‘Solemn protest’: China demands justice from Myanmar over consulate attack

Foreign ministry also asks Myanmar to ‘step up security for Chinese institutions, projects and personnel’ after the incident in Mandalay.

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Myanmar

China consulate in Myanmar hit with explosive device

The blast occurred at the consulate office in central Mandalay, south of the Royal Palace, around 7pm local time on Friday.

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China-Asean relations

China’s PLA air and ground forces start live-fire drill near Myanmar border

The 3-day exercise in Yunnan province comes amid escalating violence in the troubled neighbouring region.

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People’s Liberation Army troops pictured on a previous exercise in China. Photo: Weibo/Southern Theatre Command
China-Asean relations

China to hold 3-day live fire military drills near Myanmar border

Southern Theatre Command says troops are going to Ruili and Zhenkang in Yunnan province to ‘maintain safety and stability’.

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Myanmar

China pushes to secure Myanmar’s military a seat at the table as junta falters

Concerned by a potential power vacuum, Beijing is hoping to shape Myanmar’s trajectory as the generals’ grip weakens.

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Diplomacy

Editorial | Stability in Myanmar paramount for China

Emphasis is on Beijing playing role of mediator and provider of solutions in relations with Asean members.

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Damaged buildings are seen in Shan state, which borders China’s Yunnan province, following fighting between Myanmar’s military and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army in the region. Photo: AFP
Myanmar

China’s Wang Yi calls for unity in Myanmar as rebels gain ground

China supports a new ‘five-point road map’, an updated version of a peace plan previously agreed upon between Myanmar’s military junta and rebel groups.

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Myanmar’s military leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (right), chairman of the State Administration Council, exchanges gifts with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during their meeting on Wednesday in Naypyidaw. Photo: Myanmar Military True News Information Team via AP
Myanmar

Myanmar denies military chief detained by generals, hits out at ‘traitors’

The military refuted reports of a new coup ahead of Min Aung Hlain’s meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

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Asean

Opinion | How Myanmar has defied international expectations

Many expected one of two outcomes for Myanmar following the military coup: isolation or functioning in China’s shadow. Neither has happened.

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China-Asean relations

Chinese foreign minister visits Myanmar amid upsurge in fighting

The trip by Wang Yi follows the collapse of a Chinese-brokered ceasefire and a major setback for the military near the border with Yunnan.

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A burnt-out building in Lashio in Shan state, which recently fell to the rebels. Photo: AFP
Myanmar

Does China think Myanmar junta is key hurdle to peace talks over civil war?

Analysts say junta lacks capacity and influence to organise fair and free election despite pressure from Beijing to ‘change gears’.

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Myanmar’s Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Senior General Min Aung Hlaing at a meeting in Naypyidaw in January. Photo; Myanmar’s Ministry of Information/Handout via Xinhua
Myanmar

Myanmar’s opposition FM urges China to stop ‘arms deals’ with junta

Regime’s military leaders use the shipped weapons to ‘kill their own people and civilians’, senior official representing ousted government tells Post.

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Myanmar

China conducts live-fire drill along Myanmar border as rebel uprisings rage on

People’s Liberation Army holds air defence exercise amid fighting between Three Brotherhood Alliance and Myanmar’s military junta.

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