Myanmar Coup Leader Vows to Protect China-Backed Enterprises
Coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing during the interview with Phoenix Television. / Office of Commander Chief Office of Defense Services
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By The Irrawaddy 24 May 2021
Myanmar coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has reassured Beijing that his regime will protect foreign-funded enterprises in the country, including Chinese investment, amid the political turmoil caused by his coup.
“We will protect all foreign-funded enterprises [in the country],” he told Hong Kong-based Phoenix Television, adding that Myanmar citizens are not anti-China.
This is not the first time Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing has attempted to calm Beijing’s concerns about its economic interests, following growing anger towards China among Myanmar people due to Beijing’s perceived support for the military regime.
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Thirteen Warnings for Myanmar Junta Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing
Coup leader Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing during the Armed Forces Day parade in Naypyitaw in March. / Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services’ Office
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By Kavi Chongkittavorn 17 May 2021
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, when the ASEAN family met on April 24 in Jakarta, you agreed to the five-point consensus. One hundred and six days have elapsed since the Feb. 1 coup and you have not faithfully carried out those commitments, especially the first one the call for an immediate cessation of violence against your own people. Time and patience are running out. If this trend continues unabated, ASEAN will not stay idle. When push comes to shove, ASEAN can be very creative in pushing out a wayward family member.