Myanmar Military Coup Strands Tens of Thousands of Chinese Nationals

Radio Free Asia

01 February 2021

China’s foreign ministry said on Monday it had no current plans to evacuate its nationals from Myanmar following the military coup in the country. Tens of thousands of Chinese nationals are stranded in Myanmar after the only remaining flight back to China, operated by state-run Myanmar National Airlines, was grounded. Dr Li Mingjiang, Associate Professor at RSIS, said the military had overthrown a democratically elected government. “This is a military coup,” Li said. “Things looked OK for social and economic development under the democratic alliance during the past few years.” “This is a pretty big mess, and there is a big question mark over further socioeconomic development,” he added.

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