CNI News

5 July 2023

if Three Brotherhood Alliance (AA,MNDAA and TNLA)'s statement describing that those who disrupt international investment projects will be taken against is scrutinized, China's influence on Myanmar is more growing, according to some Myanmar politicians.

Chin is currently increasing its investment in Myanmar and has influence on ethnic armed groups to an extent, said U Kyee Myint, a Myanmar political analyst to CNI News.

statement released by three groups of northern alliance

" China sent its foreign minister and its delegates and discussed, but they didn't succeed. 
To tell you how wide steps they have taken, three northern alliances have released a statement describing that those who disrupt foreign investments in their territories will be taken against. In some way, China asked three northern alliances on which it has inflence, to issue a statement not to disrupt Chinese investment. No one dares to go the territories of Wa and Myla.Take them into account. How much China has influence. Because SAC is not able to take action anymoe, three brotherhood alliance sort of will take action. China would indirectly tell SAC, if you are not able to take action, I have my men. They will take action. Don't disrupt my pipeline and my investment. In this way, China has indirectly warned SAC and PDFs and other armed groups at the same time." he said.

Those who disrupt international investment projects would be effectively taken action against, said the statement released by Arakan (AA), Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) on 1st July 2023.

three organizations of northern alliance meeting with Chinese delegate in Myla on 30th May , 2023

Although China, to an extent, has influence on the ethnic armed organizations which are active along the Chinese-Myanmar border, there is no organization that does as    China says, said some politicians.

" China has influence on some Myanmar EAOs. AA is related to China. TNLA is also related to China. United Wa State Army (UWSA) is also related to China. But China can't direct them exactly. At any rate, China has influence on them to an extent." said Dr. Aung Myo, a Myanmar political analyst to CNI News.

The China-Myanmar border is more than 1,300 miles long. Near to the border, Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Shan State Progressive Party (SSPP/S.SA) armed groups are active.