Fighting continues in Myanmar

About 600 people from three rebel groups, the Kachin Independence Army, the Army of the National Democratic Alliance of Myanmar, and the National Liberation Army Taang, attacked the positions of Myanmar’s armed forces, while several buildings and infrastructural targets were blown up.

The armed forces managed to repel the night attack, but the fighting is ongoing. Today, 8 dead, including 3 civilians, have been reported. Three policemen, one soldier, and one insurgent were also killed. Moreover, over the course of the day, thousands of people have left the troubled region.

In addition, the events in the region cannot be considered in isolation from each other. In particular, territorial conflicts have worsened around the Chinese border regions, such as the Sino-Indian and Sino-Vietnamese areas, also following the meeting of delegations from both India and Vietnam with colleagues from Washington. Internal tensions have also escalated with demonstrations in Indonesia and Malaysia against the prime ministers of the countries, who are turning towards Beijing. Tensions have heightened in Nepal. There are pockets of instability in China itself, as nationalist protests are ongoing in Hong Kong.