Category: Yangon

Burma Security Forces Kill 13 Protesters; Small Blasts Hit Yangon

April 8, 2021
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Burma (also known as Myanmar) troops fired at anti-coup protesters on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people and wounding several, media said, as a series of small blasts hit the commercial capital Yangon and a Chinese-owned factory was set on fire. The country’s military ruler said the civil disobedience movement was “destroying” Burma. More than…

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Advocacy Group Claims Chinese State-owned Companies Supply Arms to Burma’s Military

February 19, 2021
armsAsia & PacificAung San Suu KyiBurmaChinaChinese EmbassyChinese Regimemilitary coupMin Aung HlaingMyanmarWorldXi JinpingYangon
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An advocacy group has recently accused Chinese state-owned companies of being the biggest arms supplier to the Burmese military. Meanwhile, thousands of Burmese citizens have recently protested against the coup and believe Beijing was behind it, despite the Chinese embassy repeatedly denying the claim. Citing research by the advocacy group “Justice For Myanmar,” Radio Free…

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Tens of Thousands of Chinese Expats Stranded in Burma Following Military Coup

February 3, 2021
BurmaChamber of CommerceChinaChina Business & EconomyChina SocietyChinese RegimeexpatsMyanmarOverseas ChineseYangonZhejiang
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Burma’s military launched a coup in the early morning of Feb. 1, and said it would impose a state of emergency for one year. At present, there are tens of thousands of mainland Chinese business entrepreneurs and workers in Burma, also known as Myanmar. Previously, the Chinese regime said that due to the current COVID-19…

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