I am really surprised I wasnt able to find a thread on this very significant piece of news on here; so I'll start one myself.
Shooting started 3 days ago that broke an uneasy cease fire between the Burmese Army and the Kokang.
See .
Since then, the fighting has escalated and some elements of it even spread into the Chinese side of the border.
See and
There's recent news coming through today indicating the fighting is starting to subside slowly. See .
The Kokang are ethnic Han Chinese have have enjoy support and aid from China for decades. The Kokang Army is formed by an alliance between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), United Wa State Army (UWSA), National Democratic Alliance Army-Eastern Shan State (NDAA) and the Shan State Army (SSA). Needless to say, this fresh outbreak of violence has put China in a very awkward position as China needs the Burmese Junta for geopolitical and energy reasons.
The timing of start of shooting by Myanmar Army is also very interesting, just as China is about to celebrate it's 60th anniversary of Communism. There is absolutely no coincidence here as "The Party's party" effectively ties China's hands in terms of she can do.
Already around 30,000 (reported) refugees have fled across the border into China to escape the fighting. How China handles this will be a true test of Hu Jingtao's foregin policy skill.
I personally do not think China will intervene, what does our other members think?
Shooting started 3 days ago that broke an uneasy cease fire between the Burmese Army and the Kokang.
See .
Since then, the fighting has escalated and some elements of it even spread into the Chinese side of the border.
See and
There's recent news coming through today indicating the fighting is starting to subside slowly. See .
The Kokang are ethnic Han Chinese have have enjoy support and aid from China for decades. The Kokang Army is formed by an alliance between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), United Wa State Army (UWSA), National Democratic Alliance Army-Eastern Shan State (NDAA) and the Shan State Army (SSA). Needless to say, this fresh outbreak of violence has put China in a very awkward position as China needs the Burmese Junta for geopolitical and energy reasons.
The timing of start of shooting by Myanmar Army is also very interesting, just as China is about to celebrate it's 60th anniversary of Communism. There is absolutely no coincidence here as "The Party's party" effectively ties China's hands in terms of she can do.
Already around 30,000 (reported) refugees have fled across the border into China to escape the fighting. How China handles this will be a true test of Hu Jingtao's foregin policy skill.
I personally do not think China will intervene, what does our other members think?