China gives 6 patrol boats to junta for enhancing waterways safety

 Lu Htet Naing, Narinjara News, 13 June 2024

As China offered 6 patrol boats to the military junta it’s expected that it will enhance the waterways safety in Myanmar.

Moreover, it will also increase the junta’s water search & rescue as well as water resource protection, said a statement by the Chinese embassy in Yangon on Tuesday.

The junta sent the proposal to Beijing in 2018 and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed an agreement to supply patrol boats during his visit to Myanmar in 2020.

The Chinese company-managed project may help Myanmar to overcome various difficulties, including the epidemic, said the statement.

With the initiative, both the countries expect a deeper cooperation in law enforcement capacity building and also in combating transnational crimes like gambling, fraud and illegal drugs trafficking. It will also promote the implementation of global security measures in Myanmar to safeguard the shared interests of both the countries, concluded the statement.