Myanmar Continues Fight Against Washington's Other Proxy War

Update on US-backed fighting in Southeast Asia's Myanmar... - Myanmar's military ousted a US-installed government in 2021, the US has backed armed militancy and terrorism across Myanmar ever since; - Fighting has see-sawed, but has done so for decades as the US and British have backed armed ethnic groups since Myanmar gained independence following World War 2; - The US has built parallel institutions both inside and beyond Myanmar's borders to politically capture and compromise the nation; - US-backed militants have relied on public relations stunts including symbolic drone and rocket strikes on the capital and the temporary capture of frontier towns where government forces are spread thinnest; - The conflict is ultimately part of a wider agenda of encircling and containing China; - China's Belt and Road Initiative runs through Myanmar and has been repeatedly attacked by US-backed militant groups; - The conflict is just one part of a wider global conflict the US is waging in order to reassert its unipolar "international order;" References: The New Atlas - Washington's, Not Myanmar's "National Unity Government" (May 14, 2021): https://youtu.be/AqoM5JwnQcI?si=LNvCbX74ldPvttcv The New York Times - Myanmar Rebels Take Key Trading Town, but Counteroffensive Looms (April 12, 2024): https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/world/asia/myanmar-rebels-myawaddy.html NYT - Myanmar’s Junta Recaptures Town That Was a Significant Gain for Rebels (April 24, 2024): https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/world/asia/myanmar-junta-rebels-myawaddy.html The Diplomat - Myanmar’s Revolution Has Entered a New, More Complicated Phase (May 1, 2024): https://thediplomat.com/2024/05/myanmars-revolution-has-entered-a-new-more-complicated-phase/ AP - Attacks on Chinese-run factories in Myanmar vex Beijing (March 2021): https://apnews.com/article/beijing-china-yangon-myanmar-28fb917e46d609dde6da395f85a065b5 The Irrawaddy - China-Backed Pipeline Facility Damaged in Myanmar Resistance Attack (February 2022): https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/china-backed-pipeline-facility-damaged-in-myanmar-resistance-attack.html The Irrawaddy - Chin Resistance Kills 2 Myanmar Junta Soldiers Guarding Chinese Pipeline (August 2023): https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/chin-resistance-kills-2-myanmar-junta-soldiers-guarding-chinese-pipeline.html Wikileaks - THAILAND: ALLEGED USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS ALONG THAI BORDER: https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/05BANGKOK3930_a.html Wikileaks - SNAPSHOT OF NORTHERN KAREN STATE PROVIDES LITTLE HOPE: https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/08CHIANGMAI32_a.html Wikileaks - FREE BURMA RANGERS: PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; NOT ARMING INSURGENTS: https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/07CHIANGMAI188_a.html Wikileaks - KAREN GROUPS SAY FIGHTING WON'T REACH REFUGEE CAMPS IN THAILAND: https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/07CHIANGMAI70_a.html Wikileaks - MILITARY DETENTION OF AMCIT UNDERSCORES SHIFT IN THAI POLICY TOWARD BURMA: https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/08CHIANGMAI69_a.html Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR