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| Generals Attend Chinese Anniversary Event |
| Thursday, October 1, 2009 |
Gen Tin Aung Myint Oo, secretary 1 of the Burmese junta, attended a reception of the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in Rangoon on Monday, only a few days after the Chinese foreign ministry expressed concern for the safety of Chinese residents in Burma.
Lt-Gen Myint Swe, the chief of the Bureau of Special Operations (BSO)-5 which oversees the Rangoon Regional Military Command, and other senior military officers also attended the event, held by Chinese Ambassador Ye Dabo, according to state-backed media.
The report appeared on the front page with two photographs on Tuesday, indicating the important ties between two countries.
The PRC celebrates its 60th anniversary on Thursday, when the Chinese government will hold a huge parade with hundreds of thousands of soldiers marking the Chinese Communist Party takeover of the country.
In 1949, the Burmese government led by Prime Minister U Nu was one of the first countries to recognize the PRC.
The meeting between Chinese officials and Burmese generals comes one month after the Burmese army seized Kokang territory after Peng Jaisheng, a key Kokang leader, failed to accept the junta’s plan to transform his militia into a Border Guard Force under the Tatmadaw’s command. The conflict affected about 37,000 Kokang Chinese who fled to China.
A few days after the regime’s army routed the Kokang militia, Chinese Deputy Commerce Minister Chen Jian visited Naypyidaw, where he met with Tin Aung Myint Oo, who also serves as quartermaster general of the Burmese armed forces, and Burmese Prime Minister Gen Thein Sein on August 27-28.
On the following day, about 1,500 Kokang militia crossed the border and handed over their arms to Chinese authorities, ending the three-day resistance.
On Friday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the Kokang conflict “harmed the rights and interests of Chinese citizens living there” and urged the Burmese regime to make sure such incidents do not happen again.
On Sunday, Lt-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, chief of the BSO-2, who is in charge of military operations against ethnic armed groups in northeastern Burma, visited the Sino-Burmese border area with Maj-Gen Aung Than Htut, the commander of the Northeast Regional Military Command.
According to observers, the government is preparing for more military offensives against ethnic groups such as the United Wa State Army, which has also rejected the junta’s plan to become a border guard force.
Sino-Burmese border sources said Chinese businessmen are still fleeing Burma, fearing more conflicts between ethnic armies and government troops along the border.
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