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The Ta’ang Women Organization announced that 123 civilians including women and children had lost their lives in Northern Shan State within two months of the Operation 1027, which started on 27 October. On the Thai-Myanmar border, a long queue of people had been waiting for border passes at Myawaddy-Mae Sot Friendship No. (1) Bridge on Sunday morning to visit Mae Sot of Thailand. In the western part of Madayar Township in Mandalay Region, the junta army raided U-Tain Village and set fire to the public’s houses.In Madayar Township, there was a time bomb attack on the junta army doing a mine clearance operation on Mandalay-Moegok Road on the afternoon of 28 December. Mao Ning, a spokesman of Chinese Foreign Ministry, stated on Friday that they had been closely watching the battles in Lauk Kaing and they had sent their objection to Myanmar regarding the casualties among Chinese citizens. He also called on the two sides to stop fighting to ensure security and no harm to the Chinese people. Regarding the casualties of Chinese people in Lauk Kaing, China warned the military junta, which in turn blamed the media under the accusation of misleading China. With a fear for the dissatisfaction of China, the dictators did so. In reality, Chinese citizens have lost lives because of their air strikes and Lauk Kaing has become like a ghost town. Read more at: https://eng.mizzima.com/2024/01/01/5811
