Reuters-Chinese military holds training drills near Myanmar border after convoy fire
November 25, 2023 2 min 285 words
这则报道揭示了中缅边境局势紧张的最新迹象。中方在火烧边防车队后迅速展开军事演习，表明对边境稳定的高度关切。然而，报道中并未详细说明演习规模和时间，这种缺乏透明度可能引发外界猜测。同时，缅甸称火灾为武装分子袭击，与中缅稳定边境的会谈形成鲜明对比。在缅甸军队在多地失控、引发大规模冲突的背景下，中方演习是否会加剧紧张局势，成为关注焦点。报道末尾提到的联合国称，冲突已导致缅甸200多万人流离失所，凸显了局势的严重性。在这个复杂的地缘政治环境中，中缅两国军事合作和边境问题的处理将备受关注。
China's military will begin "combat training activities" from Saturday on its side of the border with Myanmar, it said on social media, a day after a convoy of trucks carrying goods into the neighbouring Southeast Asian nation went up in flames.
The incident, which Myanmar state media called an insurgent attack, came amid insecurity concerns in China, whose envoy met top officials in Myanmar's capital for talks on border stability after recent signs of rare strain in their ties.
The training aims to "test the rapid maneuverability, border sealing and fire strike capabilities of theatre troops," the Southern Theatre Command, one of five in China's People's Liberation Army, said on the WeChat messaging app.
The brief statement gave no details of timing or numbers of troops.
Myanmar was told of the drills, military junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun said, adding that they aimed to "maintain stability and peace" near the border, and did not undermine China's policy of non-interference in Myanmar's internal affairs.
"The military tie between China and Myanmar is firm and collaboration between both armies is friendly and building up," he said in his post on state-run social media.
Friday's fire in the town of Muse came as Myanmar's military has lost control of several towns and military outposts in the northeast and elsewhere as it battles the biggest co-ordinated offensive it has faced since seizing power in a 2021 coup.
The surge in fighting has displaced more than 2 million people in Myanmar, the United Nations says.