Military Takeover Of Myanmar: China Suspected To Have Orchestrated Coup To Re-Establish Its Grip On The Country And Its Resources
by Jaideep Mazumdar - Feb 1, 2021 12:20 PM
Aung San Suu Kyi. (Facebook)
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How China may have played a role in the coup staged by Tatmadaw in Myanmar.
Myanmarâs military, known as the âTatmadawâ, seized power through an early-morning coup on Monday (1 February), and installed vice-president U Myint Swe, a former general, as the countryâs president.
State counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who also heads the National League for Democracy (NLD), and the countryâs president U Win Myint, as well as many NLD lawmakers, were detained by the military hours ahead of the inaugural session of the newly-elected Parliament.