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China takes toughest line yet on Myanmar crisis as turmoil escalates
- Beijing urges its neighbour to take action to stop the violence after Chinese-invested factories vandalised
- China caught between not interfering and not putting the armed forces offside, analyst says
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China called on Myanmar’s military to stop attacks on Chinese-invested factories after dozens went up in flames in Yangon on Sunday – Beijing’s strongest comments yet on the crisis gripping its Southeast Asian neighbour.
In one of the deadliest days since the military seized power in a coup in February, Myanmar’s security forces killed dozens of protesters on Sunday, some of them near an industrial zone housing the factories.
The protesters accuse Beijing of supporting the coup and the junta although China has denied playing a role in the turmoil.
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The Chinese embassy in Yangon said a number of Chinese citizens were wounded in the attacks.
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Fires set at Chinese factories in Myanmar during deadliest day of anti-coup protests
Fires set at Chinese factories in Myanmar during deadliest day of anti-coup protests
Chinese tabloid Global Times reported that 32 Chinese-invested factories were vandalised, resulting in 240 million yuan (US$36.8 million) in losses.
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