People’s Liberation Army holds air defence exercise amid fighting between Three Brotherhood Alliance and Myanmar’s military junta.

The PLA said the war in its neighbour’s northern region ‘seriously threatened’ security and stability as well as residents’ safety in both countries.

The announcement of the drill in Yunnan province follows a similar exercise held in November as rebel groups began a major offensive against the junta.

Chinese infrastructure investments, cybercrime and speculation about Beijing’s position complicate ceasefire negotiations between Myanmar’s military government and rebel groups, observers say.

Democrat Betty McCollum and Republican Bill Huizenga said the first-ever caucus on the coup-hit nation will ‘address issues impacting the Burmese people across the US’.

Alleged ringleaders of telecoms crime rings are extradited from Southeast Asian country in move Beijing calls a ‘historic and significant’ moment in sweeping crackdown against ‘arrogant overseas fraud syndicates’.

‘Immediate ceasefire’ follows two days of talks between junta and rebel Three Brotherhood Alliance in Kunming, Chinese foreign ministry says.

Myanmar’s shadow government says it wants to work with China on issues ranging from investments to cross-border crime.

Chinese foreign vice-minister Sun Weidong meets Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing to discuss unrest and cross-border crime as armed ethnic groups declare they have taken control of Kokang region bordering China.

China’s foreign ministry said it ‘strongly deplored’ the incident in which the village of Nansan was hit during fighting between the junta and rebel forces.

Port expected to allow Beijing to bypass South China Sea for oil imports is cited as ‘major part’ of 1,700km China-Myanmar Economic Corridor.

The rebels remain firm on autonomy while the junta still aims to regain total control, analyst says.

Fierce fighting along countries’ border prompts Beijing to urge parties to show ‘maximum restraint’ after hundreds of thousands of refugees flee area.

China said on Monday that peace talks had been held over the conflict in northern Myanmar and yielded “positive results”, after weeks of fighting between the country’s junta and ethnic minority armed groups.

The visit, which will include joint naval security exercises, comes as armed rebel groups have taken over a series of key locations along the border.

PLA Daily says Beijing is determined to protect border security after Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army announces seizure of crossing point along China’s frontier with the Southeast Asian country.

Myanmar authorities have handed over thousands of telecoms fraud suspects to China since law enforcement officers from both countries launched a crackdown on online scams.

Myanmese authorities urged to take ‘effective measures’ to ensure stability in the region.

The incident on Monday night saw 29 bodies and 56 wounded pulled from debris at a camp near the northern town of Laiza, on the border with China.

Myanmar’s junta is attempting to shed its ‘outcast’ reputation by touting its ties with bigger, more powerful nations, even as the generals remain shut out of most Association of Southeast Asian Nations events.

Joint operation brings down 11 criminal bases in northern Myanmar in one of biggest stings on cybercrime gangs in Southeast Asian country.

Diplomats of the two countries gather for first time in years to discuss border stability and cross-border fraud as Beijing quietly steps up engagement with military rulers in its Southeast Asian neighbour.

Analysts say ‘national security’ comes first for India, as it needs Myanmar in the border security fight against insurgency, drugs and trafficking.

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar said Russian and Chinese jets were frequently used to hit civilian sites.

Asean member states took part in low-key dialogues that included India, China, Japan and Bangladesh earlier this year, as the bloc seeks to help Myanmar resolve its crisis.

During a rare visit, China’s foreign minister meets Myanmar’s junta leader, the most senior official to do so since the 2021 military coup.

A 15-year-old boy from Sichuan province missing a month after crossing border into Myanmar for promised ‘high-paying job’, according to Shanghai media.