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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.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Wang Xing shakes hands with a Thai police officer after his rescue. Photo: Reuters
Crime

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

The recent rescue of kidnapped actor Wang Xing has highlighted the transnational criminal networks that thrive in the region.

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Crime in Hong Kong

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

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Myanmar

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

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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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A view of Myanmar’s Myawaddy, along the border with Thailand. The area is home to some of the notorious scam centres. Photo: AFP
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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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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Chinese actor Wang Xing (right) speaks with Thai police officers in Mae Sot district, Thailand on Tuesday after being rescued from a scam compound in Myanmar. Photo: The Royal Thai Police via AP
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

‘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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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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A Kachin Independence army rebel stands at a frontline outpost near the armed group’s headquarters in northern Kachin state, Myanmar, in March 2018. Photo: AP
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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Peng Deren has served as commander of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army since 2009. Photo: MNDAA
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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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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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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Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said Beijing seeks a thorough investigation into an attack on its consulate in Mandalay on Friday. Photo: AFP
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.

Members of the Myanmar military march at a parade in Naypyidaw to mark the country’s Independence Day last year. Photo: AFP
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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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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Destroyed buildings in Myanmar earlier this month. Anti-junta forces are intent on the military’s “total defeat”, analysts say. Photo: AFP
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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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

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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Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing. Photo: AFP
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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Soldiers on horseback lead the convoy of Myanmar military chief Min Aung Hlaing as he arrives at the parade ground to mark the country’s Independence Day in Naypyidaw on January 4, 2023. Photo: AFP
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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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

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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The People’s Liberation Army organised a joint live-troop and live-fire exercise on the mainland side of the China-Myanmar border in early April. Reports have suggested China is one of the Myanmese junta’s main military backers. Photo: Weibo
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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An alliance of rebel groups in northern Myanmar has been conducing major strikes against the country’s military junta since October. Photo: X/ @kokang0123
China’s military

China military on ‘high alert’ at Myanmar border after live-fire drill ends

The PLA said the war in its neighbour’s northern region ‘seriously threatened’ security and stability as well as residents’ safety in both countries.

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China’s military

China’s PLA to hold live-fire exercise on Myanmar border as fighting continues

The announcement of the drill in Yunnan province follows a similar exercise held in November as rebel groups began a major offensive against the junta.

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