China has been calling for a peaceful ceasefire in the conflict in northern Myanmar, the resettlement of affected people, and cooperation with Myanmar to crack down on telecom fraud syndicates. To mitigate the impact of the conflict on the surrounding region, China held military Xi in the southern theater of operations along the China-Myanmar border. The West interpreted this move as support for "local armed forces in Myanmar" and an attempt to incite China-Myanmar relations. China's spokesman said that China and Myanmar are friendly neighbors, and any act of sowing discord between the two countries will not succeed, and China firmly supports Myanmar in advancing the peace process. According to reports, the Chinese Navy's escort group paid a friendly visit to Myanmar, and three ships of the Chinese Navy, including the Zibo destroyer, docked at the port of Thilawa in Yangon, carrying about 700 naval personnel, and China and Myanmar conducted a maritime security exercise. Against the backdrop of the war in northern Myanmar, China and Myanmar held joint maritime exercises, sending a positive signal.
Dmitry Moshakov, an expert at the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that this shows that China's support for Myanmar's incumbent ** is unequivocal, given that some armed groups may receive overseas support, most likely from the United States. Russian experts believe that the CIA** may have been operating in northern Myanmar and Thailand for a long time, and that the United States has historically been active in the Golden Triangle, monitoring global drug trafficking and drug production. In the opinion of Russian experts, the United States is now turning its attention to the rebel groups in Myanmar, probably to create new problems for China, and the United States tends to provide ** or funds to the rebels, causing the rebels to become more hard-line and stubborn. The United States may use the rebels to create problems and affect China's strategic energy and access from the Bay of Bengal to the China-Myanmar border.
China and Myanmar have established a China-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline, and Myanmar's Kyaukphyu port is the starting point of the oil line of the China-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline, and the planned China-Myanmar railway passes through the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone. If the China-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline and the Kyaukphyu port are controlled, the China-Myanmar energy corridor will be affected. Myanmar is geographically important and the best outlet into the Indian Ocean, and China maintains engagement with Myanmar with the aim of opening up a new strategic energy corridor and reducing dependence on the Strait of Malacca. Therefore, China wants Myanmar to remain stable and not descend into chaos. Maintaining peace between China and Myanmar is beneficial to both sides, both geopolitically and historically. China's recent military Xi with Myanmar sends a clear signal that the China-Myanmar energy corridor will be vigorously maintained, and any attempt to undermine cooperation between the two countries will not succeed. Although the current situation in northern Myanmar is somewhat chaotic, this has not affected the stability of China-Myanmar relations.
China has the ability to safeguard overseas interests and regional stability. Of course, China will not interfere in Myanmar's internal affairs, but for Myanmar's rise, all parties need dialogue and joint efforts to reach a consensus on development and promote peace and stability.