China continues to strengthen its military capabilities, combining rapid growth in conventional power with readiness to counter U.S. asymmetrical strategies.
Chinese Military Might vs Washington’s Asymmetrical Tools of Empire (archived)
Previously:
US proxy groups capture Rakhine State in Myanmar
US Greenland-Panama Ambitions Aimed at War with Russia-China
Hot spots where war may break out or escalate in 2025: Balochistan
Beijing announced on Friday that it had mediated a formal ceasefire in northern Myanmar, in China’s latest show of influence in the war-ridden neighbouring country.
China brokers Myanmar ceasefire (archived)
Following recent general elections in Thailand, influenced heavily by years of US interference, a pro-US proxy regime is poised to take power.
Even before officially taking office, the leadership of the victorious Move Forward Party has vowed to help pursue US foreign policy objectives both in regards to “rebalancing” Thailand away from China and back toward the West, as well as regarding US interference elsewhere in Southeast Asia, and more specifically, Myanmar.
New Thai Government’s Vows Obedience to US Foreign Policy: Myanmar is First Victim
Previously:
Anti-junta parties dominate Thai elections but may struggle to form government
Al Jazeera says at least 40 people were killed, whereas Western media is claiming 100+. Zarni is asking for Biden to release Myanmar’s frozen assets so that Myanmar’s “democratic resistance” can purchase more weapons.
And the second is China’s recent resumption of its backing of the military. China decided that they are going to back the military, because the democratic resistance is at least notionally backed by the United States and the European Union.
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Myanmar military confirms air raid that killed dozens in Sagaing:
“During that opening ceremony, we conducted the attack. PDF members were killed,” Zaw Min Tun told the military broadcaster Myawaddy, referring to the civilian militias known as People’s Defence Forces.
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Some media reports put the toll at more than 100 but Al Jazeera was unable to verify the figure. If confirmed, the attack on Pa Zi Gyi would be the deadliest in the country since the military toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government in a coup in February 2021.
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“According to our ground information we hit the place of their weapons’ storage and that exploded and people died due to that,” he added.
Myanmar Strikes Concert (at Rebel Army Base): How & Why the West Lies
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Notes on Zarni:
Read More »Oct 31, 2022 – The Western media is depicting a recent strike by Myanmar’s military on a rebel base hosting a concert attended by militants and its leadership as merely “bombing a concert.” How and why is the Western media lying about this and many other aspects of Myanmar’s ongoing conflict?
Myanmar Strikes Concert (at Rebel Army Base): How & Why the West Lies (Odysee) via The New Atlas
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