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China to fund Myanmar projects in agreement with junta

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China to fund Myanmar projects in agreement with junta

Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, presides an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021.

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The agreement with China comes a day before the US announced a $50 million emergency aid to Myanmar

China will transfer over $6 million to Myanmar’s government to fund 21 development projects, Myanmar’s foreign ministry said, in a sign of cooperation resuming under the junta that overthrew an elected government on February 1.

Unlike Western countries that have condemned the junta for cutting short democracy and the killing and imprisonment of its opponents, China has taken a softer line and said its priorities are stability and not interfering in its neighbor.

A foreign ministry statement said the funds were to be transferred from China for projects within the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation framework. It said those included animal vaccines, culture, agriculture, science, tourism and disaster prevention.

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An agreement was signed on Monday, August 9, with China’s ambassador to
Myanmar, the statement said. The Chinese embassy’s Facebook page
confirmed the signing.

Opponents of Myanmar’s junta have accused China of supporting the military takeover, in which elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi was ousted and detained. Beijing has rejected such accusations and said it backs regional diplomacy on the crisis.

Western countries have continued to provide some emergency aid to Myanmar, including $50 million announced by Washington on Tuesday, August 10, to support relief groups in Myanmar dealing with the fallout from a surge in COVID-19 infections.

China’s influence had grown in Myanmar in recent years, with the opening of oil and gas pipelines that cross the country and plans for economic zones and a major port development.

China to fund Myanmar projects in agreement with junta

– Rappler.com

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