Tag: China
ASEAN’S PROMISE AND LIMITS: Can It Deliver?
ASEAN—the Association of Southeast Asian Nations—is often described as a success story of regional cooperation. It brings together eleven countries with vastly different cultures,...
BEIJING’S PARADOX: Why Propping Up the Junta is Costing China Its...
In the high-stakes chess game of Southeast Asian geopolitics, the People’s Republic of China has long held the position that stability in Myanmar is...
Junta Airstrike Hits Nawnghkio Town After TNLA Peace Talks Fail
After peace talks between the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and junta broke down the junta launched an airstrike on Nawnghkio (Naungcho), a TNLA-controlled...
CHINESE BROKERED PEACE DIALOG: TNLA finally shows it’s real face
The junta or State Administration Council (SAC) and Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) met in Kunming from February 16 to 17 due to the...
Airstrikes Likely to Escalate if Junta-TNLA Talks Collapse
Tensions are mounting as the Myanmar Military Junta and the Ta’ang (Palaung) National Liberation Army (TNLA) hold critical negotiations in Kunming, China. The talks,...
MYANMAR PEACE PROCESS CONUNDRUM: China’s lopsided coercive push and ASEAN’s slow-moving...
Myanmar, following the three and half years of civil war transformed by people's uprising, is in a very dire situation as over 3.1 million...
UWSA SUMMONED AND GIVEN CHINA’S POLICY DIRECTIVES: Propping up Myanmar military...
Nobody actually doubt that China is bent on betting for the longevity of the Myanmar military junta or military council, also known also as...
CHINA PROPOSED PRESCRIBED TALKS: Peace negotiation process nipped in the bud...
Within less than two weeks quite a lot have happened in Myanmar's political arena. First, the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) was reprimanded to stop...
CACOPHONY AFTER SHWELI ULTIMATUM: TNLA reprimanded by China to end civil...
On 29 August, the so-called Shweli City Security Committee (as translated from the statement in Burmese), issued an ultimatum that the Ta'ang National Liberation...
China Shifts its Stance on Myanmar’s Crisis?
Myanmar’s situation remains a complex and volatile issue. According to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, during the 9th Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting...
