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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
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

‘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

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China-Asean relations

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

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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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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.

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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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

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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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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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

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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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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Myanmar

Will expectations and ‘trust issues’ thwart China’s peace efforts in Myanmar?

Chinese infrastructure investments, cybercrime and speculation about Beijing’s position complicate ceasefire negotiations between Myanmar’s military government and rebel groups, observers say.

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The People’s Defence Forces, which are backed by Myanmar’s shadow government, have cooperated with the Three Brotherhood Alliance to attack the country’s military junta. Photo: AFP
Myanmar

US lawmakers launch Myanmar caucus to boost support for pro-democracy fighters

Democrat Betty McCollum and Republican Bill Huizenga said the first-ever caucus on the coup-hit nation will ‘address issues impacting the Burmese people across the US’.

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Myanmar’s security forces patrol a street during a “silent strike” to mark the third anniversary of the military coup in Yangon on February 1. Photo: AFP
Myanmar

Myanmar hands over 10 leading cyber scam suspects to China

Alleged ringleaders of telecoms crime rings are extradited from Southeast Asian country in move Beijing calls a ‘historic and significant’ moment in sweeping crackdown against ‘arrogant overseas fraud syndicates’.

Myanmar

Three years on: China’s role in Myanmar’s civil war

Myanmar

China brokers Myanmar truce, calls for ‘maximum restraint’ from junta, rebels

‘Immediate ceasefire’ follows two days of talks between junta and rebel Three Brotherhood Alliance in Kunming, Chinese foreign ministry says.

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A member of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army rebel group stands guard in a temple area of a hill camp seized from the Myanmar military in northern Shan state. Photo: AFP
Myanmar

China won’t ‘pull the carpet’ on Myanmar junta over resistance’s olive branch

Myanmar’s shadow government says it wants to work with China on issues ranging from investments to cross-border crime.

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Members of the Mandalay People’s Defence Forces patrolling near the frontline amid clashes with Myanmar’s military in northern Shan State. Photo: AFP
Myanmar

China and Myanmar vow to maintain border security as rebels claim victory

Chinese foreign vice-minister Sun Weidong meets Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing to discuss unrest and cross-border crime as armed ethnic groups declare they have taken control of Kokang region bordering China.

Myanmar

Beijing calls for Myanmar ceasefire after shelling injures five in Chinese town

China’s foreign ministry said it ‘strongly deplored’ the incident in which the village of Nansan was hit during fighting between the junta and rebel forces.

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