CNI News

1 August 2024

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army released a statement urging the people and organizations to protect the interests of Chinese citizens and Chinese companies including Chinese investments, reported the MNDAA on 30th July, 2024. 

The military commission of the MNDAA released to protect all the foreign investments, to prevent and maintain losses of Chinese investments as much as possible as well as to protect lives and properties of the public and foreigners.

Actions that may affect investment and employees of the Chinese governments should be prevented and if that the Chinese interests were affected was found, the situation should be presented to the military committee of the MNDAA in time. 

Moreover, those who found them should get in touch with the relevant departments of the Chinese government at once, said in the statement.

"To rescue the Chinese citizens trapped in the battlefield in time, and if injured Chinese citizens or the Chinese citizens whose companies are being attacked are found, they should be helped or rescued" said in the statement.

While seeing the statement released by the MNDAA

China has a lot of investments in the jade, gold and copper mining activities, the Kyauk Phyu Deep Water Port Project, the Gas Pipe Line Project, Electric Power Generation Project, timber extraction, oil drilling industry, metal mining and agricultural industry.

In the same way, China is exporting construction materials, electronics, consumer goods and automobiles. 

In collaboration with the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), the National Unity Government (NUG), the People's Defense Force (PDF) and the Local People's Defense Force (LPDF), the MNDAA has been launching offensives to capture Lashio City and to seize control of the Northeastern Command of the Tatmadaw since 25th June, 2024.

During the battles, Chinese citizens and Chinese people were killed or injured. Moreover, the projects where the Chinese government has invested has been suspended or damaged.

The MNDAA's statement seemed to prove that it was fighting for the Chinese interests without fighting for the Spring Revolution, pointed out Myanmar politic and military analysts.