Beijing's crackdown on border trade with Myanmar is aggravating the post-coup economic crisis and the construction sector could see a fresh wave of job losses, merchants and contractors say.
Many people in Myanmar feel that Beijing supports the junta only to safeguard its own business interests. If China wants to be a better neighbor, the least it can do is stand aside, argues Zung Ring.
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Thousands of people are trapped in the town as the junta military has barred civilians from leaving.
Amid the junta's aerial bombing of towns near the border, the two sides discussed increased military cooperation.
Beijing's crackdown on border trade with Myanmar is aggravating the post-coup economic crisis and the construction sector could see a fresh wave of job losses, merchants and contractors say.
Chinese troops opened fire when a junta fighter jet strayed too close to the border on its way to bombing the TNLA-held town of Namkham.
Many people in Myanmar feel that Beijing supports the junta only to safeguard its own business interests. If China wants to be a better neighbor, the least it can do is stand aside, argues Zung Ring.
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