At least 39 people have been killed. The local Korean association has distributed taiji flags to the factories to avoid being mistaken for Chinese companies.
According to the Yonhap News Agency, South Korea has invested in about 130 sewing factories in Myanmar, 30 of which are located in the Ledaya district. The South Korean Association in Myanmar believes it is necessary to explain to the protesting public that these are South Korean factories and not Chinese capital, so it encourages Korean factories to hang out the taiji flag and distributes the taiji flags prepared by the Association.
The Burmese public generally has a poor opinion of China, and after the military coup there are even more suspicions that China was behind it. It is unclear whether this is why the Chinese factories were set on fire. However, some believe that the Burmese military may be taking advantage of this anti-China sentiment and waiting until the people are in turmoil before they have an excuse to suppress it by force.
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