Mainlanders who signed online condemnation of the coup in Myanmar were interviewed and summoned by public security

The Chinese Communist Party is suspected of being behind the sudden coup d’état by the Burmese military to overthrow the democratic government this month. Not only has Beijing refused to condemn the Burmese military, but even Chinese netizens who have signed online condemnations of the coup have been interviewed and summoned by public security officials around the country, reinforcing the suspicion.

Radio Free Asia reported on Tuesday that Xiao Yuhui, a human rights activist from Huizhou, Guangdong Province, had started a signature campaign on several WeChat groups to condemn the coup by the Burmese military and show solidarity with the Burmese people’s struggle for democracy. But from last Thursday to Tuesday, Xiao was interviewed by Guangzhou Luoxi Police Station, Dongguan Hengli Police Station and Huizhou Public Security Bureau, who ordered him to stop collecting signatures.

At about 2 a.m. Monday, Xiao Yuhui was forced to go to the Yuantongqiao police station, where he lives in Huizhou, and wrote a letter of guarantee before being allowed to go Home. On Tuesday morning, Xiao Yuhui was again summoned to the police station by police.

According to rights.org, as of last Thursday, netizens in Qingyuan, Shenzhen and Jieyang in Guangdong had been interviewed by public security officials after signing a petition condemning the Burmese military.

According to Macau’s Ariadne Daily, four employees of Burmese nationality were taken away by Macau police and had their identification cards confiscated after holding photos of Aung San Suu Kyi and singing Burmese songs in Macau. But Macau police said Tuesday that they had not arrested any Myanmar nationals.

After the Feb. 1 coup in Myanmar, the Chinese Communist Party has refused to condemn the Burmese military and was spotted by local media sending several planes to Yangon to deliver supplies. The Burmese public generally suspects that the CCP supports the Burmese military government, including by providing technology and equipment for the Burmese military to seal the network. Burmese people’s xenophobia has thus risen, local Chinese companies have been besieged, and Chinese have been attacked. The Chinese Embassy in Burma has not provided assistance to the local Chinese, except to “dispel the rumors”.