Maung Sar Ga, Narinjara News, 11 November 2024

Myanmar expatriates in the US, UK, and South Korea have demonstrated against China's involvement in Myanmar's domestic issues.

Demonstrations occurred on November 8 in front of the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations in New York, on November 9 near the Chinese Embassy in London and the Chinese Consulate in Manchester, and on November 10 outside the Chinese Embassy in Seoul.

Demonstrators vehemently opposed the Chinese government for backing junta leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, and the terrorist military regime responsible for murders, arson, and airstrikes on innocent civilians in Myanmar, while also denouncing China's meddling in Myanmar's domestic matters in numerous ways.

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Ko Aung Lwin, a Myanmar expatriate residing in South Korea, informed Narinjara News that he finds the support of the Chinese government for the military junta, which perpetrates daily war crimes via airstrikes and the murder of Myanmar citizens, entirely intolerable as a Myanmar national.

He remarked, "I perceive this as China, a strong country, acting indifferently to the hardships and challenges faced by the people of Myanmar, while chasing its own interests at our nation's expense."

Demonstrators also highlighted various actions taken by China that they think demonstrate a clear indifference to the desires of the Myanmar populace. This encompasses China's backing for elections organized by the military junta, its influence on ethnic armed groups to halt fighting, and notably its invitation for coup leader Min Aung Hlaing to confer with the Chinese Prime Minister.

China invited Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to participate in the 8th Greater Mekong Subregion Summit, taking place in Kunming, China, on November 6 and 7.

Furthermore, the Chinese government exerted unilateral pressure on ethnic armed groups engaged in conflict in northern Shan State and Kachin State to cease their activities, as well as obstructing the movement of goods by shutting down border crossings.