China: China condemns Myanmar’s Northern Alliance (NA) ethnic rebels for Shan State fighting
China on Monday criticized recent attacks by an alliance of ethnic armed groups on police and military outposts in northern Myanmar’s Shan State, saying the actions derail the country’s peace process and create instability in the region.
At a press conference in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said China “strongly condemned” the attacks carried by the Northern Alliance (NA), an alliance of the ethnic armed groups the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), the Arakan Army (AA) and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA).
The initial attacks, on a military training academy and several police and security outposts in and around Pyin Oo Lwin Township in Mandalay Region and Naung Cho Township in Shan State, killed 15 security officers, including military soldiers, and two civilians.