“Myanmar is also exporting disorder, with drugs flooding into its neighbors. Even so, outsiders are wary of wading into the morass. ”
“Despite its intense geopolitical rivalry with China, America is reluctant to risk a proxy war by sending weapons to resistance forces on China’s doorstep, says Scot Marciel, a former American ambassador to Myanmar. ”
China, with interests in Myanmar that include imports of rare-earth metals and oil and gas pipelines to the Bay of Bengal, seeks to be on friendly terms with the country’s prickly generals. Yet it is meanwhile in touch with the NUG and also loath to get too drawn into the mess.
Russia is an important arms supplier for Myanmar’s military.
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