RED LANTERNS China and the Myanmar conflict: relations with ethnic militias in Shan State : vimarsana.com

According to researcher Xian Yaolong, of the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, Beijing has an interest in stopping the fighting between the military and anti-coup forces only in some areas of the country, to protect trade and ensure the security of its citizens. For this reason, even a violation of the recently agreed ceasefire is not necessarily seen as a failure by China.

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