Sino-Myanmar Border Conflicts

bluewater2012 said:

Is this the video you're talking about?

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Chinese military strengthens border patrol against armed conflict in northern Myanmar
SourceMinistry of National Defense
EditorLi Jiayao
Time2018-05-18

BEIJING, May 18 (ChinaMil) --An armed conflict broke out in northern Myanmar days ago, so far, the conflict has caused three Chinese nationals in Myanmar lost their lives, and three rockets and some stray bullets have fallen into the Chinese territory, said Wu Qian, spokesperson for China's Ministry of Nation Defense, told the press in response to a question about the position and solutions of Chinese military.

Wu said that Chinese military attaches great importance to the issue and has taken effective measures to strengthen border patrol and safety protection on the Chinese side of the China-Myanmar border, and has lodged solemn representations to relevant authorities of Myanmar.

"We call for all parties concerned to the conflict to exercise restraint for an immediate ceasefire, and take concrete and effective measures to prevent such incidents from happening again," Wu said.

The spokesperson stated that Chinese military will further strengthen border control and take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty security, border stability and the safety of life and property of Chinese people living in the China-Myanmar border area.

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PanAsian said:

Anyone have more information on what's going on?

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SinoSoldier said:

Essentially a repeat of what happened in 2015 (or 2016?) when Myanmar military forces "accidentally" attacked Chinese territory and resulted in the deaths of several Chinese villagers. It seems to have happened again, but this time the Chinese are keeping a pretty tight lid on the situation to cover up their incompetence at handling such incidents.

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jobjed said:

Do you want the PLA to have CIWS covering every inch of the border? No Chinese in China have been killed in the latest round of conflicts. The three who were killed in Myanmar went there of their own accord. There is insufficient casus belli here.

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China's military force has taken vigorous measures to strengthen patrol and safety along its border with Myanmar, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense said Friday.

Wu Qian, the spokesperson, said conflict in Northern Myanmar has led to the death of three Chinese nationals in Myanmar, while three rockets and some stray bullets also fell on Chinese territory.

"The Chinese military attaches great attention to the development, and has lodged solemn representations with Myanmar," he said.

The spokesperson urged all parties in the conflict to exercise restraint and cease fire immediately, adding they must take effective measures to avoid recurrence of similar events.

"The Chinese military will further tighten border management and control, and take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, stability along the border, and the security of lives and property of Chinese people living along the border," Wu said.

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SinoSoldier said:

The reports are mentioning that Myanmar military munitions are falling on China's side of the border. The entire point of having border defenses (and I would actually argue that a LD-2000 would be a good addition there) is to prevent civilian deaths rather than reacting passively to the situation.

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jobjed said:

Take a deep breath, Dick Cheney. Passive reaction is the most appropriate course of action unless you want China to literally invade Myanmar to actively "stabilise" them.

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SinoSoldier said:

Setting up defensive measures near the border is passive, no?

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