Mizzima-Dec 9
A coalition of Burmese diaspora democracy activists organized peaceful protests worldwide on December 7, 2024, at Chinese Embassies and Consulates.
The rallies called attention to China’s ongoing support for Myanmar’s brutal military junta, highlighting Beijing’s blatant hypocrisy and its role in enabling the regime’s violent crackdown on the Burmese people. Statement from Organizers: “We are raising our voices against China’s direct and dangerous support for Myanmar’s military regime, which has been allowed to carry out systemic violence with impunity. Beijing’s actions—providing arms, shielding the junta at the UN, and undermining the will of the Burmese people—are in direct conflict with their claims of noninterference and support for a peaceful, Myanmar-led process. China’s official statements of neutrality and constructive involvement are an outright contradiction to its destructive role on the ground. This hypocrisy must be exposed, and we call on the international community, particularly the United States, to hold China accountable for its complicity in
Since Myanmar’s military coup in February 2021, China has intensified its support for the junta, betraying its claim of non-interference. Beijing has consistently provided military aid, including combat aircraft, while backing the junta’s controversial plans for a 2025 election, which has been denounced as a farce by pro-democracy activists. China has also pressured Myanmar’s ethnic revolutionary forces into ceasefire negotiations, which many see as another attempt to stabilize the junta’s control, not bring about genuine peace. In September 2024, the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar issued a statement claiming to support Myanmar’s sovereignty and a Myanmar-led peace process. Yet, China’s actions tell a very different story. The junta’s violent suppression of dissent, made possible by China’s military and diplomatic backing, has led to widespread displacement, human rights abuses, and the deaths of thousands of innocent Burmese citizens. This contradiction exposes China’s so-called “friendly policy” as a strategic move to protect its geopolitical interests in Southeast Asia, regardless of the suffering of the Burmese people. Read more at: https://eng.mizzima.com/2024/12/09/17145
