CNI News
5 December 2024
As the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army has announced the unilateral ceasefire, China should tell the State Administration Council to cease fire, political commentators told CNI News.
The MNDAA announced it would politically discuss at the Chinese mediation and start the unilateral ceasefire from 3rd December on.
Moreover, it would not start fighting against the Myanmar Tatmadaw and the Myanmar Tatmadaw would have to cease air and ground attacks, which the MNDAA has demanded.
What the MNDAA demanded is like requesting China to put pressure on the SAC to cease fire so that it would be just and fair, Dr. Hla Kyaw Zaw, China-Myanmar affairs commentator, told CNI News.
" Chinese FM Wang Yi has said that China would relate with all the stakeholders fairly when the discussion and ceasefire are conducted. So, the MNDAA seems to want to tell China that if it is asked to cease fire, the SAC should be asked to do like this so that it will be just and fair."
While seeing the Kokang force has captured the Northeast Command
If the SAC wanted to discuss with the MNDAA, the MNDAA would send a high-level delegate and it had hoped that conflicts and disagreements could be solved with the political means, but it would maintain the self-defense, said in the statement.
As the SAC has lost many territories in northern Shan State, it might not accede to requests to cease offensives, pointed out military and political commentators. Moreover, new facts were not included in the statement of the MNDAA and it was the same as its previous statements.
That the MNDAA released the statement was likely because the SAC has not ceased fire yet, U Khun Sai who took part in the peace process told CNI News.
" The state doesn't seem to contain any new facts. But it's likely because the SAC hasn't ceased fire. It hasn't been convenient although the statements are being released by the MNDAA and the TNLA. China needs to tell the SAC to cease fire. But I think China has already told the SAC. It seems to be waiting for the SAC's response." he said.
While the Kokang force has controlled Lashio
The similar statement was released by the TNLA before the MNDAA did and the same point, self-defense, was included in both statements.
So, if the SAC launched offensives, they would defense.
China is putting pressure on organizations concerned to cease fire, and the MNDAA and the TNLA said that they accepted the China's mediation.
With the leadership of the MNDAA and the TNLA, the AA, the PDFs, then-1027 MNDAA and the TNLA launched Operation-1027 in northern Shan State on 27h October 2023 and as the second part, the operation was launched in northern Shan State and Mandalay Region in June, 2024.
During Operation-1027, the SAC lost control of Mogok, Momeik, Thabeikkyin, Sintku, Madaya, Lashio, Kyaukme, Nawnghkio, Thibaw, Kutkai, Theinni, Namkham, Namtu, Mong Ngor, Mangtong, Nansang, Chin Shwe Haw, Phaungsai, Kon Kyan, Laukkai and Monko Townships.
