CNI News
25 Oct 2022
The reshuffling of the Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of China is unlikely to have an impact on Myanmar, Dr Hla Kyaw Zaw, a Chinese-Myanmar affairs analyst, told the CNI.
The party congress of the CPD concluded on 22nd October 2022 and party officials were reshuffled during the congress and Xi Jinping was elected for the third five-year term in office.
Although some leaders of the party were reshuffled during the congress, this will have impacts on Myanmar, Dr Hla Kyaw Zaw told the CNI.
Former seven members of the polit bureau standing committee.
She told the CNI, “I don’t think the reshuffle will have significant impacts on Myanmar because the policies of the party do not change. Another factor is that some party leaders were reshuffled, the government has not been reformed. The new government will be formed in March next year. So, there will be no significant changes. The congress concluded yesterday. In his congress address, Xi Jinping did not say any significant changes in international relations. He said as usual like the development of China, which will share its prosperity with the world. Nothing is new. He talked about peace, development and democracy.”
China will work in its interest and Myanmar will have to continue to fight for peace and to uproot military dictatorship that hinders economic development, she added.
As the CPC congress decided its policies for the party and the country, this will not have impacts on Myanmar, U Than Soe Naing, a political analyst, told the CNI.
Members of the NUG and the PDF fighting against the military.
He told the CNI, “There will be no changes. Whoever is in office in Myanmar, they will try to exert influence on it. I haven’t seen any group in Myanmar that can change this.”
Three brotherhood alliances including the ULA/AA, the PSLF/TNLA and the MNDAA sent congratulations for the success of the congress of the CPC.
The congress elected Xi Jinping for the next five-year term as the general secretary and 24 members of the Polit Bureau including seven standing members by excluding Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang and Wang Hunning and Han Zheng.
As China can exert influence on crisis- conflict-ridden Myanmar, many are closely watching whether the reshuffled polit bureau will adopt a new approach on Myanmar.
