Parallel diplomacy in Beijing and along Myanmar’s border underscores a transactional push to secure stability for Chinese-backed projects—and the regime’s survival.
Foreign embassies and advocacy groups urge the junta to free the detained civilian leader and all political prisoners, amid renewed concerns over her condition.
In a joint statement after Min Aung Hlaing’s visit, Beijing offers comprehensive diplomatic backing to the dictator, demanding his “full participation” on the international stage.
President Xi anointed coup leader-turned-president with a lavish state ceremony in Beijing, before pressing for progress on Belt & Road projects, frontier security, and the scam crackdown.
While fierce fighting was going on elsewhere in the state, the regime bombed peaceful Kyauktaw in what appears to have been a deliberate terror attack on residential areas.
With dictator Min Aung Hlaing’s tycoon son in charge, residents in Mandalay’s Thone Taung have been given until June 20 to knock down their own properties or face the bulldozer.
