From the start of the coup, the junta (SAC) faced a series of sanctionsand diplomatic pressure imposed by the Western superpowers. The militaryjunta (SAC), being isolated from the West, was left with no choice butto increase its reliance on Russia, China, and India. Furthermore, thefragile economy during the post-coup era led to the balance-of-paymentcrisis. SAC turns to the BRICS economic bloc to solve the dollar crisisfor support and potential membership. SAC implemented a de-dollarisationprocess by allowing and promoting the usage of Yuan and other currenciesfor import-export. The Bonapartists Kremlin-Naypyidaw alliance (alliancebetween Russia and the junta) has also been tighter to escape from beingisolated. On the one hand, China did not denounce the military coup andcontinues to show its diplomatic support. However, it still maintainedgood relationships with ethnic armed organisations along its border.Meanwhile, the turmoil situation becomes a sweet spot for criminalorganisations to run their cyber-scams, drugs, and human traffickingbusinesses. The organisedcrimes are committed publicly, mainly in the northern part of Shanstate, near the China border. Historically, those areas are a haven fordrug lords and organised crimes since most of those areas are under theautonomy of warlords handpicked by the Tatmadaw (Burmese military). Theorganised crime ring is run by the Chinese Mafias as well as thestate-sponsored militias (pyi-thu sit), the Border Guard Force leaders(BGF, separatists of ethnic armed organisations who operate as adivision under the junta), and the administration officials of theSelf-administered zones in the Northern Shan state. Those criminalsyndicates must make their tribunal to respective military commandingofficers in those areas in return for protection. The activity of thoseorganisations has significant impacts on China as the cyber scamorganisations have been siphoning millions out of them, and many oftheir nationals are being kidnapped and scammed and forced to work forthe scamming activities. The rising unemployment rate in China and itsfragile economy became an opportunity for crime syndicates. Beijing alsoexpressed it as a national threat to stop further grievances, which hasthe potential to cause instability back home.In October 2023, "The Three Brotherhood Alliance", the alliance between theArakan Army, Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army and Ta'ang NationalLiberation Army launched Operation 1027, with Mandalay People's DefenseForce,People's Liberation Army, Bamar People's Liberation Army fightingalongside them. The alliance manifested not only to topple the militaryregime but also to eradicate cyber scam organisations. The messageregarding the cyber scam clearly intended that their interests alignedwith Beijing's. Junta was placed in a very sticky situation, as it canbe observed that they are not able to tackle the cyber scam issue formultiple reasons: its military officers in those regions are corruptedby providing custody, and if they handed over the BGF leaders, militialeaders, and administration officials, their status-quo in those regionswill be challenged. The Three Brotherhood Alliance seized thisopportunity while the junta was hesitant and impotent.It is crucial for the Three Brotherhood Alliance to show that they havecommoninterests with Beijing because there are scenarios where they need torely on China to be able to launch a full-scale war. The ThreeBrotherhood Alliance and other revolution forces in Northern Burma havebeen using China-made Type-81 assault rifles. If China imposed tighterborder trade measures, the availability of arms, ammunition, food, andmedical supplies would be minimal. Compared to the revolution forces ofChinland, along the border of India, the supplies are limited sinceIndia's border force, Assam Rifles has been restricting what goesthrough its borders. It can also be seen that they are still relying onbolt action rifles due to limited supplies. Therefore, there aredifferences in the nature of the revolution between China's and India'sborders.Despite the nationwide war, both parties left the Chinese state-ownedprojects unharmed. Beijing hedging its bets in both parties alsoprotects its China-Myanmar Economic Corridor project. China'sspokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Wenbin, stated,"...China will continue its effort in helping to stop the fighting andpromote talks in northern Myanmar and jointly work for a soft landing ofthe situation in northern Burma. We also hope that parties concerned inMyanmar will keep the China-Burma border area peaceful and stable andprotect the safety and security of Chinese projects and personnel inMyanmar." during a regular press conference on December 21, 2023.Beijing had brokered ceasefire negotiations between the junta and TheThree Brotherhood Alliance in Kunming and a ceasefire agreement has beenmade in Northern Shan state. Moreover, on January 1, 2024, the diasporagovernment - the National Unity Government which was formed after thecoup with elected legislators, activists and some of the ministers fromthe NLD-led quasi-democratic government showed its allegiance to Beijingin its statement by declaring its support for the One China policy andassuring that China's economic investments will be safeguarded.As anarchists, we align with the resistance against the fascist regime,advocatingfor genuine liberation, self-determination, and autonomy for the region.We caution against statist organisations cloaked in a 'nationalliberation' agenda, as they may only reconstitute the ruling classwithout achieving true liberation for the oppressed masses. It isimperative to recognize the presence of various local defence forces(LDFs), rooted in various regions and communities in Burma, bravelyresisting the fascist regime without reliance on support fromimperialist powers. To realize a revolution that fully emancipates theoppressed working class in the region, fostering cross-border solidarityamong the working class and embracing internationalism becomesparamount. Rather than safeguarding Beijing's economic and geopoliticalinterests in exchange for support, expressing solidarity with theoppressed working class under the CCP regime, supporting the Uyghurs,and advocating for the liberation of Hong Kong are crucial.Comrade Kayhttps://ucl-saguenay.blogspot.com/2024/01/biotechnologie-du-lait-de-vache-sans.html_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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