Recently, many people have become concerned about Myanmar because of telecom fraud in northern Myanmar, and two of the most prominent problems in Myanmar are chaos and poverty.
According to statistics,Myanmar's GDP in 2022 is only 661$600 million, compared to $17 in our country$96 trillion, the gap is simply too big.
Myanmar's national economy is inRanked 27th in Asia, which belongs to the column that lags behind. However, the unexpected thing isMyanmar had a glorious past, having risen to the top of Asia's list during World War II.
So, how did the country get to this situation step by step?
During World War II, there was chaos and forces on all sides were ready to move.
Among them, Japan has committed heinous crimes in Asia, and Myanmar, which is located in Asia, has not been spared.
To everyone's surprise, Myanmar once mistakenly regarded Japan as its own"Savior".。After Britain became strong due to the Industrial Revolution, it frequently expanded its colonies.
In the 19th century, Burma was also unfortunately colonized by the British.
Being colonized meant not only enduring heavy hard labor, but also facing torture such as whipping, kicking, and finger chopping that could come to the British army at any time.
Therefore, the people of Myanmar have fought against each other on more than one occasion in search of independence.
However, in 1930 and 1939, the two rebellions ended in failure.
After the defeat of the independence movement, it faced the defeat of the ** and even more brutal colonial rule.
In order to limit the development of the Burmese people's power, the British even restricted the local people from conducting armed training. The contradictions between the two countries deepened, just in time for World War II, when Britain was unable to deal with fascism.
Burma approached Britain again for independence, but Britain was unwilling to give up its vested interests. This led to a rise in anti-British consciousness in Burma in June 1940, and even a favorable impression of the British enemy.
At this time, Japan was aggressively invading China, and Burma was China's mainland neighbor.
In order to hinder Britain and the United States from aiding our country, Japan began to send people to confuse Burma and curry favor with the Burmese people.
Japan contacted the leaders of the national forces in Burma to talk to them about cooperation on the grounds of supporting national independence, and to provide the Burmese with the training and funds needed for the uprising.
On the Myanmar side, it is also necessary to pay for the control of the road, as well as certain commercial concessions.
This Japan sent people to ** the soldiers and people of Burma, asking them to believe that Japan was really good to them, and Britain was a big bad guy.
Soon, the Burmese became pro-Japanese.
In 1942, Burmese soldiers began to provide intelligence to Japan on the battlefield in order to cooperate with Japan's Burma campaign against the United States and Britain.
Our expeditionary force also took part in this campaign, but the results were rather unsatisfactory.
The TV series "My Regiment Commander, My Regiment", released in 2009, also filmed a lot of hardships in fighting in Myanmar.
In 1939, China and Burma opened a "Yunnan-Burma Highway", which was an important channel for transporting materials during the Anti-Japanese War.
This meant that we had to fight in Burma, and we couldn't let the Japanese control Burma.
We sent 100,000 elites, but due to the unusually hot climate, strange geographical location, unsuitable water and soil conditions, and mosquito bites, our combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced.
The local people cooperated with the Japanese army to transport supplies and deliver intelligence, which made the Japanese attack more handy, and we were miserable.
Four months later, by the time we finally withdrew, nearly half of us had been lost.
But we have also achieved a great deal by successfully weakening the Japanese army's grip on Burma.
Relying on Japan to drive Britain away, and later because Japan was defeated and left, they regained their land without much effort, and developed the economy because of the industrial base left by the British.
As a result, Myanmar's economic development has grown by leaps and bounds since World War II.
In other words, when countries such as China, Japan, and South Korea were depressed because of warsMyanmar, on the other hand, has developed and is ranked first in Asia.
In 1948, people shopping in Myanmar wore Western suits, avant-garde fashion, popular styles, or Chinese cheongsams and tunics.
Although many buildings were inevitably destroyed due to the war, Myanmar soon built one exquisite house after another.
In terms of diet, people drink coffee and milk, eat fresh wheat, bread, and various high-end snacks such as chocolate in the supermarket.
In terms of military equipment, it also relies on the "family foundation" left by the United Kingdom, and has a lot of advanced equipment**.
Looking back many years later, there is a stark contrast between the "new" of the year and the "old" of today.
In particular, countries such as China, Japan, and South Korea have gradually developed after the war, while Myanmar seems to have stopped there.
Politically, Myanmar has frequent civil unrest and wars, and economically, the productive forces have not kept up with the pace of the times.
One-third of the people of Myanmar are poor, and poor agriculture makes food a problem.
The failure of industry has led to a stunt in development, and so far only 57 per cent of the electrification rate has been achieved.
Dilapidated houses, a wide gap between the rich and the poor, inflationary prices, and a long-term deficit have left Myanmar in a vicious circle.
Some countries are poor because of "congenital insufficiency", and their own natural conditions are not good, which limits their acquired development.
For example, Chad, a country in Africa, has no water, no food, and a vast desert without oil. It is understandable that Chad has limited resources and is one of the poorest countries in the world.
However, Myanmar's natural resources are not bad, on the contrary, they are very rich.
Its land area is almost 67It is 850,000 square kilometers and has many rivers such as the Irrawaddy River, and most of the land in the territory is subjected to a tropical monsoon climate, with sufficient water and small temperature differences.
Because there are many lakes, forests and mountains, it is rich in sea cucumbers, precious wood and bird's nests.
In addition, it is rich in mineral resources, and it has world-famous valuable specialties such as rubies, jadeite jade, and sapphires.
Resources such as oil and gas are also among the top in the world and can help it develop its industry.
In addition to natural resources, Myanmar has no shortage of strong and strong laborers, so there is no shortage of people to develop the economy.
Myanmar's decline is politically due to its isolation.
In 1964, in order to turn the country's private enterprises into state-owned enterprises to achieve the purpose of looting money, the Burmese army issued a series of reform policies.
This has also caused domestic inflation, which has prevented people from living and working in peace and contentment, and severely damaged the economy and production.
Not only that, in order to enhance their own management and control capabilities,Myanmar has not yet allowed foreign capital to settle in and invest。The situation has even intensified, and even foreigners coming to Myanmar have to be subject to strict controls and restrictions.
In this way, it is equivalent to decoupling from the world, and development will naturally be slow.
Originally, the people could endure it a little longerBut in 1985, U Nai Win carried out an absurd currency reform, abolishing many of the banknotes that were circulating in the market.
As a result, people have lost a lot of property, and some people can't even afford to pay for their children's schooling.
So in 1988, the people began to revolt and revolt when they could not bear it anymore.
Ne Win. Street demonstrations were suppressed again and again, causing public discontent to boil over and on, eventually expanding to a nationwide scale of more than 100,000 people.
After General Aung San's daughter also joined the movement, the strength of the insurrectionary contingent has reached the point where it can talk to the Burmese army.
However, withAung San Suu KyiUnder house arrest, the pro-democracy movement was ultimately defeated.
Because of the civil war, the United States and other Western countries have imposed crazy sanctions on Myanmar, which has further restricted Myanmar's diplomacy and economic development.
General Aung San. Myanmar's currency has been inflated by around 40 times, but still maintain the original exchange rate with the US dollar.
As a result, if foreign capital wants to invest in Myanmar, it will suffer huge economic losses.
This has helped to convert the Myanmar currency into dollars to make money, and as a result, the influx of dollars into Myanmar has accelerated.
In 2008, the financial crisis in the United States broke out, and then the whole world was affected to varying degrees, and the depreciation of the dollar caused Myanmar to lose a huge amount of money.
The coup d'état of 1988 raised a sense of rebellion.
The "Saffron Revolution" that broke out in 2007, in which Buddhism and monks also participated, had a great impact on the Burmese army.
Subsequently, Aung San Suu Kyi regained her freedom, and the Myanmar military began to decentralize power, implementing a series of policies such as eliminating fuel subsidies.
Thein Sein also became prime minister in the same year, and in 2011 he was promoted to Myanmar**.
During his tenure in power, he implemented policies to promote the influx of foreign capital and the development of the country's financial system, further alleviating the isolation of the country.
In 2015, under the expectations of the people, Aung San Suu Kyi, which was in line with the people's will, finally won the first victory with an absolute advantage.
So, can she lead Myanmar back to glory?
In recent years, Myanmar's economic development has stagnated due to the long-term isolation of the country, the people have fallen into a state of poverty, and it is difficult for industry to develop.
Due to the civil war and repression, Myanmar has fallen into a state of chaos, and militia and soldiers of the Myanmar Army have often clashed.
There are 135 ethnic groups in Myanmar, the majority of which is the Burmese.
If the Myanmar military manages it well and provides more guidance, it will be able to form a situation of harmony and common development.
However, the Burmese army's "Great Burmese" style and hard-line rule have caused dissatisfaction among many ethnic minorities.
They are belligerent and bloody, sometimes fighting between two different ethnic groups, and more often preventing armed forces from resisting the Burmese army**.
In short, there was a scuffle between multiple forces.
In such a place, ordinary people simply can't stay, but has become a paradise for criminal gangs.
After all, the Burmese army was already struggling to suppress the uprising, and could only spare very little strength to fight the criminal forces.
This has led to an inflated criminal force, which is doing evil in one park after another, many of which are guarded by ethnic minorities in Myanmar, such as the Karen ethnic group.
This is the third largest ethnic minority in Myanmar, and the armed forces of this ethnic minority have expanded rapidly because of the actions of the Burmese army** that undermine public opinion.
In 1980, it became the third largest force in Myanmar, and later gradually became a chaotic faction within the country.
They not only engage in telecommunications fraud, but as long as they can make money, they dare to do it regardless of whether they will break the law or not.
Over the years, the Myanmar Army has focused on the development of agriculture.
Fortunately, with the development of science and technology, Myanmar has made a qualitative leap in rice production and quality, and is now a major grain exporter.
As the daughter of Myanmar's domestic independence leader, Aung San Suu Kyi's appeal has always been okay.
Since her return to Myanmar in 1988, she has been on the opposite side of Burmese warlords.
Although the Burmese warlords had a headache for her and had restricted her freedom in life, they did not dare to shoot her directly.
In addition to her status and popular support at home, the Burmese warlords are afraid of pressure from abroad.
As a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi has a very high status in the international community, and killing her would give Western countries another reason to impose sanctions.
In addition, Aung San Suu Kyi has never controlled the army and has not touched the core interests of the Burmese warlords, which has led to her being placed under house arrest rather than assassinated.
In Myanmar, the fist is the last word, the army is the main force that determines power, and the people's will seems to have to take a back seat.
During her tenure, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi worked hard to develop diplomacy and took the initiative to develop relations with other countries, such as leading a delegation to China in 2015.
But the Western countries, which were originally very optimistic about her, began to dislike her and withdrew the award given to her.
This is mainly because Aung San Suu Kyi is unwilling to be a puppet of Western countries, which she said when Western countries began to point fingers at her"No interference in internal affairs".
Although she was very popular with the people before she came to power, her helplessness after coming to power disappointed the people of Myanmar again.
The military is still using various means to target the Burmese people, and the problem of pornography, gambling and drugs has not been solved.
After all, idealists without real power, although they have the backbone, cannot change the status quo in Myanmar.
In 2021, the military again moved to detain her, a coup that exacerbated chaos and disrupted Myanmar's economy.
The military forcibly arranged for her to be charged with "sedition", "illegal import of walkie-talkies", "election campaign in violation of epidemic regulations" and other crimes.
After several trials in Myanmar courts, she was eventually sentenced to 33 years in prison.
It can also be seen from here,To deal with poverty and chaos in Myanmar, we cannot rely on the appeal of one person and the will of the people.
It is all the more necessary to establish a set of systems and forces that are compatible with the will of the people, and use this force to suppress the military's strength.
For now, however, there is still a long way to go.
On the side of the Myanmar army, the current situation is also worrying.
It is no longer just a matter of people going hungry and soldiers being attacked, but also the possibility of losing territory, which will make the situation of secession even more serious.
Ethnic minorities, who occupy most of the mineral resources and oil and gas resources, are still hostile to the military, and the industrial chain of the Golden Triangle has fallen into a vicious circle.
Without the economy, many women choose to engage in the economy.
The low level of awareness of medical preparedness has led to the AIDS epidemic in the local area, which has further harmed the health of the local population.
Myanmar's own executives are of low quality, and the wind of ** is rampant.
Now China and many other countries are helping Myanmar develop its economy, and I hope that Myanmar can return to normal as soon as possible.