Chinese people started to panic after Chinese factories were smashed and burned on the 14th.
The situation in Myanmar continues to be turbulent, and by the 16th, 37 Chinese factories have been damaged by the vandalism and looting. Municipal institutions are paralyzed, local Chinese are afraid to go out, it is difficult to buy living materials, and work can not receive a salary. The Chinese surnamed Lu said, “My local friends in Myanmar have called me to remind me not to speak Chinese when I go out”. Foreign media commentary points out that anti-Chinese sentiment in Myanmar is likely to make waves in Southeast Asia.
Chinese employees hide from factory police guarding outside
“Since the beginning of the Epidemic last year, we have hardly left the house except to go to the supermarket,” said Lu, a Chinese surnamed Lu, adding that “everyone panicked” when the factory was burned two days ago. A person who did not want to be named said, “All the Chinese staff are hiding in the factory and the police are guarding outside.”
Ms. Lu said her Family of three has maintained their Home-away-from-home Life for a long Time. After more than a month of social unrest, there has been chaos in local life. The most basic needs of life, such as going to the supermarket to buy groceries, have also been very much affected, “supermarkets here are now basically open at irregular hours.”
Municipal institutions are also paralyzed, and no one is collecting garbage, resulting in a mountain of garbage on the roadside. “Now everyone is praying that the electricity system never goes on strike,” because a power outage would mean that water would also be unavailable.
She pointed out that in February, half the time it was still working, and in March it was completely off. Another serious problem now facing businesses is that they have no money to pay their employees because the local banks are paralyzed. Because of the bank’s rule that only 10,000 yuan can be withdrawn in a week, “the U.S. dollar is even completely frozen, resulting in many of our customers not being able to move their money.”
In addition to the inconvenience and economic problems, what is more disturbing is the lack of personal safety.
Residents turn around as soon as they see the roadblock
“We don’t know who are the real police and who are plainclothes, and we don’t know where there will be roadblocks, and we don’t know what will happen when someone shoots”, said Lu, who now only drives out to go shopping and only goes out when she has to. As soon as you see a roadblock somewhere, you turn around.
Deutsche Welle, according to AFP, reports that the massive pro-democracy movement in Burma accuses the Chinese Communist Party of encouraging the military government to stage a coup to seize power and to trade Burma’s freedom for its own strategic interests.
Analysis suggests that anti-Chinese sentiment in Burma is likely to ripple through Southeast Asia, raising doubts among Southeast Asian countries about the Chinese Communist Party’s influence and its use of debt traps in exchange for the passage of projects along the Belt and Road route.
Richard Horsey, a Crisis Group analyst in Burma, said the Chinese Communist Party does not care which government comes to power in Burma, but it wants a Burmese government that protects Chinese projects and Chinese interests.
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