US Proxy War in Myanmar Threatens China and the rest of Asia

April 25, 2022 (The New Atlas) - A deadly conflict continues to play out in Southeast Asia’s Myanmar – part of a wider US effort to destabilize, divide, and destroy nations partnered with China in pursuit of China’s encirclement and containment. 

Understanding, exposing and helping place pressure on relevant policymakers to solve this US proxy conflict is key not only to stability in Southeast Asia, but stability across all of Asia including – and especially – for China.

References: 

National Endowment for Democracy (NED) – BURMA 2021 (Myanmar):
https://www.ned.org/region/asia/burma-2021/

National Unity Government (NUG) – homepage: 

https://www.nugmyanmar.org/en/

NED – Zin Mar Aung: 

https://www.ned.org/fellows/ms-zin-mar-aung/

CJR – Myanmar’s Other Reporters (regarding Myanmar Now’s NED funding):

https://www.cjr.org/special_report/myanmars-other-reporters.php

NED Grant Search – Irrawaddy: 

https://www.ned.org/wp-content/themes/ned/search/grant-search.php?organizationName=&region=&projectCountry=Burma&amount=&fromDate=&toDate=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&projectFocus%5B%5D=&search=&maxCount=100&orderBy=HighAwardAmount&start=1&sbmt=1

Myanmar Now – After a bold attack, PDF fighters consider their next move: 

https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/news/after-a-bold-attack-pdf-fighters-consider-their-next-move

Irrawaddy – Resistance Leader and Former Monk Admits Committing War Crimes in Upper Myanmar:

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/resistance-leader-and-former-monk-admits-committing-war-crimes-in-upper-myanmar.html

Irrawaddy – Deadly Attack on Pipeline Station Spotlights China’s High Stakes in Myanmar: 

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/attack-oil-and-gas-pipelines-china-off-take-station-spotlight-stakes-junta-regime-protect-protesters-arson-attack-strategic-investment-unsc-support.html

AP – Attacks on Chinese-run factories in Myanmar vex Beijing:

https://apnews.com/article/beijing-china-yangon-myanmar-28fb917e46d609dde6da395f85a065b5

Irrawaddy – Myanmar Resistance Threatens Chinese Mines: 

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-resistance-threatens-chinese-mines.html

CNBC – U.S. orders arms embargo on Cambodia, cites Chinese influence: 

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/09/us-orders-arms-embargo-on-cambodia-cites-chinese-influence.html

BBC – Kazakhstan: Why are there riots and why are Russian troops there?: 

https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-59894266

NEO – US Sanctions Cambodian Leaders Amid US-China Rivalry: 

https://journal-neo.org/2021/10/12/us-sanctions-cambodian-leaders-amid-us-china-rivalry/

NEO – New US Embargo on Cambodia Over Friendship with China:

https://journal-neo.org/2021/12/23/new-us-embargo-on-cambodia-over-friendship-with-china/

NEO – Solomon Islands: A Risky Move Out From Under Western Control: 

https://journal-neo.org/2022/04/07/solomon-islands-a-risky-move-out-from-under-western-control/