{"id":1497401,"date":"2024-10-20T16:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T20:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1497401"},"modified":"2024-10-20T16:15:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T20:15:00","slug":"chinese-consulate-in-myanmar-bombed-rebels-take-control-of-hub-for-rare-earth-minerals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/chinese-consulate-in-myanmar-bombed-rebels-take-control-of-hub-for-rare-earth-minerals\/1497401\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Consulate In Myanmar Bombed, Rebels Take Control Of Hub For Rare Earth Minerals\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chinese Consulate In Myanmar Bombed, Rebels Take Control Of Hub For Rare Earth Minerals\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tensions between China and guerrilla groups operating inside its much smaller neighbor to the south, Myanmar, are on edge, given some of these groups have seized key border towns. Beijing has generally been supporting of the ruling junta which seized power going back to 2021, when it deposed the Myanmar government of\u00a0Aung San Suu Kyi. Myanmar has been a nation in turmoil ever since.<\/p>\n

Beijing actually maintains ties<\/a> to different players within Myanmar’s political chaos, and now the region is could descend into more serious conflict following the Friday bombing of the\u00a0Chinese Consulate in Myanmar\u2019s second-largest city of Mandalay<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The explosion may have been relatively small, but damaged the roof of the two-story building. Security forces say they’re investigating and have condemned the “terrorists”<\/strong> behind the attack.<\/p>\n

Associated Press<\/em> has noted of the tense context: “The army is engaged in nationwide fighting against pro-democracy guerrillas and ethnic minority militias.”<\/p>\n

The army further was “forced onto the defensive late last year when ethnic armed organizations dealt it major defeats in the country\u2019s northeast, seizing important territory along the border with China.”<\/p>\n

In response, China has reportedly been forced to deploy troops to the restive\u00a0Myanmar-China border<\/strong> after the\u00a0Kachin Independence Army, or KIA, has seized control of several border towns and camps.<\/p>\n

One resident on the Myanmar side in an area taken over by the KIA said, “The Chinese haven’t opened the gate from yesterday until early today<\/strong>. Along the border, everyone is sleeping in tents and it\u2019s very crowded.”<\/p>\n

The rebel forces could come into direct clashes with the Chinese border troops…<\/p>\n

Breaking!!! Myanmar Civil War: Kachin Independence Army has taken Pangwa town near the Chinese border.<\/p>\n

Refugees are flooding to the border hoping to cross into China. Chinese border police has closed Tengchong’s Dian Tan border crossing \u817e\u51b2\u6ec7\u6ee9\u53e3\u5cb8.<\/p>\n

Gunshots can be heard as\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/T3bXVDfwz5<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Carl Zha (@CarlZha) October 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

The eyewitness said KIA forces had captured Chanyinku village, which is close to the key border town of Pang War. “Now, they\u2019ve nearly arrived in Pang War. The junta is also shooting with heavy weapons.”<\/p>\n

Border regions which have seen the most intense fighting of late happen to be known for the mining of\u00a0rare earth minerals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

One regional report documents the financial importance of this restive region\u00a0further<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Joint rebel forces have seized a key base for Myanmar\u2019s pro-junta Border Guard Force in Kachin state, and residents say rebels will soon occupy a nearby town that serves as a hub for Chinese rare-earth mining and cross-border trade<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Rebel control of these mines could potentially disrupt shipments of these lucrative rare earths, which are used in cell phones, cars and other products, and could cut off an important source of revenue for the junta<\/strong>, which has struggled financially amid global sanctions over its Feb. 1, 2021, coup d\u2019etat.<\/em><\/p>\n

#Myanmar<\/a> \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf2: heavy fighting is ongoing in the border town of Pang War in #Kachin<\/a> state as the #KIA<\/a> is trying to capture this pocket held by a junta border guard force known as the NDA-K.<\/p>\n

Pang War is a major hub of rare earth mineral mines. pic.twitter.com\/FOZQnR0mmv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) October 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

The junta has long had martial law in effect<\/strong>, especially after in 2021 soon after it took power a\u00a0spate of arson attacks targeted Chinese-owned factories<\/strong>, particularly in the garment production hub of\u00a0Yangon. Dozens of Chinese-owned businesses had been reported either vandalized or torched amid growing anti-China sentiment among the protesters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSun, 10\/20\/2024 – 12:15<\/span><\/p>\n

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