Burmese people hold up signs in front of the Chinese Communist Party‘s embassy in Yangon on Feb. 12, 2021, to protest against the Chinese Communist Party’s help to the Burmese military government’s cyber censorship. (SAI AUNG MAIN/AFP via Getty Images)
The Burmese military has staged a coup, suspected of being supported by the Chinese Communist Party. Recently, a number of planes were spotted quietly flying from Yunnan Province on the mainland to Yangon in Burma, sparking suspicions among netizens again. The Chinese Embassy in Myanmar denied supporting the Burmese military government and said the planes were “carrying seafood”, which was ridiculed by netizens as “ignorant of common sense”.
On the evening of February 16, the embassy’s official website published an interview with Myanmar media by Chen Hai, the CCP’s ambassador to Myanmar, on February 15. In the interview, Chen again denied that the CCP had manipulated and supported the “political changes in Myanmar”, but still refrained from mentioning the word “coup” and avoided condemning the Myanmar military.
Chen also said that the recently revealed flight was a “normal cargo flight between China and Myanmar” carrying “seafood and other goods exported from Myanmar to the mainland,” adding that “the mainland has always been an important export market for Myanmar’s agricultural and aquatic products. “This is the second Time the Chinese embassy has responded to a question about the plane.
This is the second time the Chinese embassy has responded to an incident involving the plane, and has partially “repaired” the previous statement.
Last week, Myanmar media released documents saying that five cargo planes from Kunming, Yunnan Province, arrived at Yangon International Airport on the same day after the Myanmar military government shut down international flights. Netizens have speculated whether the planes were carrying IT personnel to Burma to help seal off the network, or weapons or military police for the crackdown on the population.
Photos circulating on social media show crews unloading several boxes of goods from the planes that landed in Myanmar. Burmese people suspect that this may be Chinese technical equipment used to assist the Burmese military government in disconnecting the Internet.
The shutdown of international flights was announced when the Burmese military staged a military coup on Feb. 1. Prior to that, the Chinese Communist Party had shut down all passenger flights to Burma by Chinese airlines, citing “Epidemic prevention” as the reason.
When news of the quiet arrival of mainland planes in Myanmar broke last week, the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar immediately reposted a statement on Facebook from the Myanmar Chinese Enterprises Chamber of Commerce, claiming that “the so-called round-trip flights between China and Myanmar are normal cargo flights carrying seafood and other import/export goods. “.
Because of this statement, “mainland seafood” or “seafood” immediately became the object of ridicule among Myanmar netizens.
Some netizens questioned that the person who issued the statement did not even understand the basic national conditions of Myanmar. Myanmar’s coastline is 2,832 kilometers long, with rich fishery resources, and seafood is the country’s main export industry, it is impossible to import seafood from the mainland for no reason.
There are also jokes, the word seafood in English “seafood” is interpreted as “Software Engineering Approach For Offshore and Outsourced The “software engineering approach for offshore and outsourced development” is an acronym for “software engineering approach for offshore and outsourced development”.
After the coup in Myanmar, the Chinese Communist Party has avoided mentioning the word “coup” and refused to condemn the Burmese military, causing discontent among the Burmese people. The Burmese military government has recently resorted to a series of Internet disconnections, which are also suspected of being supported by the Chinese Communist Party.
Last week, Burmese people gathered in front of the Chinese embassy in Myanmar for several days to protest Beijing‘s support for the military government and its interference in Myanmar’s national affairs.
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