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China secretly supplies weapons to the military council through Pakistan
The China government is secretly supplying weapons to the Burmese military junta through Pakistan, according to India-based ANI news outlet on March 13 report.
With the military coup in Burma, there have been changes in military-to-military relations between Burma and Pakistan. It has become a serious regional security threat.
According to sources, Burma’s Coup has been planning to buy 60 and 81mm mortars, M-79 grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and long-range missiles from Pakistan.
The Burmese military had also bought 16 JF-17 multi-role fighter jets cost of $ 560 million from Pakistan in 2018.The aircraft were jointly built by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and China Chengdu Air Corporation. Dr Naing Htut Aung, a major arms exporter, is arranging for the purchase of fighter jets. Burma’s Coup has been planning to buy 60 and 81mm mortars, M-79 grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and long-range missiles from Pakistan.
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The Burmese military had also bought 16 JF-17 multi-role fighter jets cost of $ 560 million from Pakistan in 2018.The aircraft were jointly built by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and China Chengdu Air Corporation. According to sources, Dr Naing Htut Aung, a major arms exporter, is arranging for the purchase of fighter jets.
He represents the International Gateways Group of Companies. The company is said to be involved in relations with the Burmese military, including Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.
The Burmese military wants to buy air to surface missiles from Pakistan for JF-17 fighter jets. In September last year, a 10-member delegation led by a senior Pakistani Defense Ministry official secretly visited Burma. The delegation met with the Myanmar Minister of Defense. The meeting discussed the sale of upgraded JF-17 air to surface missiles.
In addition, advanced technology; They also discussed aircraft repairs and naval equipment. During the discussion, high-tech weapons, this includes naval weapons, including aircraft repair and maintenance.
According to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Group, China’s arms exports between 2019 and 2020 are expected to increase. But, showing dropped from 5.5 percent to 5.2 percent. However, China’s arms exports have been diverted. The exact amounts of shipments could not be obtained due to the lack of information on all arms shipments. The Chinese government is currently in talks with the Burmese military council but is unlikely to include the February coup and international image issues.
Meanwhile, the United States and Australia; Canada Countries, including New Zealand, have announced that they will not export arms to Burma. The United Nations has now called on all countries to impose an arms embargo on Burma. But Russia and China continue to supply arms to the Burmese military council. To make matters worse, Iran and Pakistan have also begun arms sales with the Burmese military council, Eurasiareview reported on March 10.
The international community and regional countries become worry about the Burmese military council, getting weapons from Russia, China, India, Pakistan and Iran. Russia, China and Pakistan are helping to expand the Burmese military council’s air force. India and China are also assisting the Myanmar navy, according to ANI.
Burma has been under successive military dictatorships since 1962. Economic downturn; Deepening internal conflict; We are facing problems such as the growing number of expatriates. The latest military coup has taken a turn for the worse.
With the military coup, the CDM anti-authoritarian movement spread across the country. All the machinery of daily life in the country came to a standstill. Every day, the people took to the streets to protest, despite the brutal crackdown by the military.
The people can no longer accept military rule. The more brutal the military, the better. Former US Ambassador to Burma Derek Mitchell says the public’s sense of resentment is growing over time.
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