Ongoing: Myanmar refugees rush to China

[Chinese-Dragon]

Even if it is related, it is still Myanmar's own internal affairs. Nobody has any right to interfere in Myanmar's own affairs under any prehistoric tribalist guises of religion or ethnicity.

I do not know what some ultra-radical people want, but, China does not want a Syria near its borders. If there is a crisis, it is a crisis; nobody has any right to ask for intervention on the basis of religious affinity. China does not take religion as an instrument of foreign policy.

If people want intervention, they better take it to the UNSC and see how China will veto it in no time.

So, rule number one: China recognizes, respects and supports Myanmar's national unity and sovereignty.

Two, it provides humanitarian help without infringing upon the country's sovereignty.

Three, it provides protection for its own people living near the border areas.

Fourth, it advises a political solution to ensure national reconciliation and long term peace.

That's right.

If there are ethnic Chinese in Myanmar who want the protection of the Chinese government, first they must apply for Chinese citizenship, then they must be accepted for citizenship.

As of now these are all Myanmar's own citizens, it's their internal affairs.

Refugees who cross the border will be taken care of for humanitarian purposes, but at the end of the day they are Myanmar's citizens.

 

[AndrewJin]

That's right.

If there are ethnic Chinese in Myanmar who want the protection of the Chinese government, first they must apply for Chinese citizenship, then they must be accepted for citizenship.

As of now these are all Myanmar's own citizens, it's their internal affairs.

Refugees who cross the border will be taken care of for humanitarian purposes, but at the end of the day they are Myanmar's citizens.

Many of them have no citizenship at all.

bombing on bridge and attacking civilians by northern alliance..

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This thread is mainly about refugees.
Thanks

 

[Aung Zaya]

Many of them have no citizenship at all.


This thread is mainly about refugees.
Thanks

ohh.. sry bro.. i dont notice the title.. !! anyways.. special thanks to China for acception and taking care our people.. all the situation is settled down.. we will take them back..

 

[onebyone]

UN says 15,000 flee into China as Myanmar's army battles ethnic rebels
by Reuters
Tuesday, 20 December 2016 06:55 GMT
By Simon Lewis

YANGON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Up to 15,000 people may have fled across Myanmar's border into China in the past month, a United Nations agency has said, as fighting between Myanmar's army and ethnic armed groups intensifies.

Aid access to people affected by conflict in the northern states of Kachin and Shan "is getting worse, not better", Pierre Peron, a spokesman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Myanmar, said by email.

The OCHA said in an update on Monday that, as well as the estimated 15,000 new refugees, another 2,400 people had been displaced internally in the northern part of Shan state since Nov. 20, when a coalition of four rebel armies attacked military and police outposts.

The attacks disrupted trade across the border and China has expressed concern over stray shells and bullets landing in its territory.

Weeks of clashes and the new displacements have damaged Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's hopes of securing peace in the long-running conflicts in the mountainous border areas, a goal she has made her administration's top priority.

Observers fear Suu Kyi's fledgling civilian administration is unable to rein in the army, which retains political power and is free from civilian oversight.

"Humanitarian access to conflict areas in Kachin and Shan states is currently worse than at any point in the past few years," Peron said.

"This has seriously affected the ability of humanitarian organisations to provide life-saving aid to tens of thousands of (internally displaced) and other conflict-affected people."

Work by international aid agencies has also been restricted in Myanmar's northwest for more than two months. Government forces launched "clearance operations" there after armed men, believed to be from the oppressed Rohingya Muslim group, attacked border police.

The army said it would step up operations in Shan state following the November attacks.

A Myanmar police official, who requested anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to reporters, told Reuters that government forces had clashed with armed groups in northern Shan at least 170 times in the past month.

In a separate offensive to the north, government forces took control of a strategic hill close to the Kachin Independence Army's headquarters at Laiza on the Chinese border on Saturday, according to state media.

Shells reportedly landed near a camp for the internally displaced just outside Laiza on Sunday, the OCHA said, citing unconfirmed reports that it could not verify independently.

No casualties were reported but shelters were damaged and about 400 people had to be evacuated, it said.

A Myanmar government spokesman was not immediately available for comment. (With reporting by Shwe Yee Saw Myint; Editing by Paul Tait)

http://news.trust.org/item/20161220070021-i6tm6/

 

[beijingwalker]

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'Thousands may have fled to China' due to fighting
Heavy fighting has led thousands to escape across the border in the northern states of Kachin and Shan.

As many as 15,000 people have fled across Myanmar's border into China in the past month as fighting between the army and armed ethnic groups intensifies, the UN says.

Aid access to people affected by conflict in the northern states of Kachin and Shan "is getting worse, not better", Pierre Peron, a spokesman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Myanmar, said by email.

The OCHA said in an update on Monday that, as well as the estimated 15,000 new refugees, another 2,400 people have been displaced internally in the northern part of Shan state since November 20, when a coalition of four rebel armies attacked military and police outposts.

Dozens have also drowned trying to cross the river that separates Myanmar from Malaysia. The government of Myanmar has alreadybanned its citizens from working in Malaysia.

Weeks of clashes and the new displacements have damaged Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's hopes of securing peace in the long-running conflicts in the mountainous border areas, a goal she has made her administration's top priority.

Observers fear that Suu Kyi's fledgling civilian administration is unable to rein in the army, which retains political power and is free from civilian oversight.

Critics have accused her of turning a blind eye to the plight of Rohingya ethnic minority, who have faced discrimination from the authorities for decades.

Echoing a November 30 UN statement, Amnesty International on Sunday said abuse of the ethnic minorities based mostly in western Rakhine state might "amount to crimes against humanity".

"Humanitarian access to conflict areas in Kachin and Shan states is currently worse than at any point in the past few years," Peron said.

"This has seriously affected the ability of humanitarian organisations to provide life-saving aid to tens of thousands of [internally displaced] and other conflict-affected people."

The army said it would step up operations in Shan state following the November 20 attacks.

A Myanmar police official, who requested anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to reporters, told Reuters news agency that government forces had clashed with armed groups in northern Shan at least 170 times in the past month.

In a separate offensive to the north, government forces took control of a strategic hill close to the Kachin Independence Army's headquarters at Laiza on the Chinese border on Saturday, according to state media.

Shells reportedly landed near a camp for the internally displaced just outside Laiza on Sunday, the OCHA said, citing unconfirmed reports that it could not verify independently.

No casualties were reported but shelters were damaged and about 400 people had to be evacuated, it said.

A Myanmar government spokesman was not immediately available for comment.

Meanwhile, at least 30,000 have been internally displaced in Rakhine state, where fighting and crackdowns have been severe since nine border police officers were killed near Myanmar's border with Bangladesh.

While thousands of Rohingya have found shelter in Bangladesh, the country is now turning away further arrivals of boatloads of fleeing families.

Human Rights Watch has released several sets of satellite images showing that several Rohingya villages in Rakhine state have been burned and destroyed since late October.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/fled-china-due-fighting-161220075204586.html

 

[powastick]

Dozens have also drowned trying to cross the river that separates Myanmar from Malaysia

Fact checking fail.

 

[AndrewJin]

Fact checking fail.

I don't know Burma shares border with Malaysia.