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By AFP Beijing said yesterday that the head of a Myanmar ethnic armed group had come to China for “medical care”, after news reports in its war-torn neighbour said he had been arrested on China’s orders. China is a major ally and arms supplier of Myanmar’s junta, but is also thought to maintain ties with […]
Myanmar’s embattled junta chief arrived in China Tuesday — his first reported visit since leading a coup in 2021 — but analysts say the invitation is only a lukewarm endorsement from his key ally and could backfire. Myanmar’s junta chief military Min Aung Hlaing arrives to deliver a speech during a ceremony to mark the […]