IN DEPTH: Unveiling China’s Stranglehold on Burma During Its Escalating Civil War

An insider told The Epoch Times that the Chinese Communist Party is behind the recent offensives by regional militant groups in northern Myanmar (Burma).

Smokes and fires from Thantlang, in Chin State, Burma, where more than 160 buildings were destroyed by shelling from Junta military troops on Oct. 29, 2021, according to local media. STR/AFP via Getty Images

News Analysis

Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a key participant in China’s “Belt and Road Initiative.” The country has been ruled by a military junta that deposed an elected government in 2021. The civil war between the military junta and numerous resistance and regional militant groups has escalated ever since.