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The international situation is up and down.
At the end of last year, with the Kokang Allied Army and other militant forces launching a sustained offensive in Kokang, the Burmese government forces are now far less powerful than they used to be.
In the clashes that took place in Kokang, the government forces gradually fell to the upper hand, and in the confrontation that took place in Lao Cai, they began to tend to be in a disadvantaged position.
Based on this situation, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi began to express goodwill to China.
Myanmar's "Government of National Unity"
Many people are not very familiar with Aung San Suu Kyi, and in the exchanges between Myanmar and China, we often see Min Aung Hlaing as a person, and in multinational meetings, Min Aung Hlaing has always come forward.
However, on the first day of the new year, Aung San Suu Kyi submitted a circular of 10 principles to China on behalf of her "government of national unity."
So is Aung San Suu Kyi's announcement valid compared to Min Aung Hlaing, and who has a greater say in Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi or Min Aung Hlaing?
Judging by the current political position, Aung San Suu Kyi won the presidential election in 2020, while Min Aung Hlaing's actual position before that was Myanmar's defense minister, although he controls many key ministries, such as defense, borders, and military politics, he is not yet the supreme ruler of Myanmar.
Therefore, Aung San Suu Kyi's voice should be greater than Min Aung Hlaing's, and the 10 principles she handed out to the Chinese side are also legally effective.
However, in 2021, when a coup d'état occurred in Myanmar and Aung San Suu Kyi was imprisoned, Min Aung Hlaing began to take control of the country.
Since then, she has worn many hats, all of which are the most powerful positions, which has led to Min Aung Hlaing being represented by Myanmar instead of Aung San Suu Kyi in other dealings.
Aung San Suu Kyi's entanglement with Min Aung Hlaing
In 2010, Min Aung Hlaing became Myanmar's defense minister, and in order to gain more power, he began to move towards the position of president of the country, but the arrival of one person disrupted his plans: Aung San Suu Kyi.
Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese native, her father is a famous general in Myanmar, but then because of the turmoil, Aung San Suu Kyi was forced to go to another country, under the arrangement of others, Aung San Suu Kyi lost her father to the Myanmar Embassy in India, began her childhood life.
Later, she was sent to Oxford University, where she graduated, stayed on to teach, married a colleague, and grew up keeping a close eye on Burma's domestic politics.
In 1988, Aung San Suu Kyi returned to Myanmar after 28 years of wandering and formed the Myanmar League for Democracy, the "Government of National Unity".
Relying on her persistence in her dreams and the shadow of her father's generation, Aung San Suu Kyi's Democratic Alliance (NLD) grew rapidly in a short period of time to become the largest opposition party in the Burmese government.
Later, because of her coalition's impressive vote support in the general election, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi became feared by the junta, which declared the election results null and void and dismissed the NLD as an illegal organization.
In the years that followed, Aung San Suu Kyi was imprisoned and even the agreed release date was repeatedly delayed, and in 2010, the junta was forced to release her.
At this time, Min Aung Hlaing had become Myanmar's defense minister and was moving towards the position of president, but after seeing Aung San Suu Kyi's strength, he chose to temporarily avoid the front and pretended to support Aung San Suu Kyi.
In 2015, Min Aung Hlaing was defeated due to a weak popular base, and after watching the beautiful Aung San Suu Kyi, Min Aung Hlaing decided to continue to develop his strength, and since then he has gradually mastered multiple real power departments and happily participated in the 2020 presidential election.
2021 Boundary Agreement
Among the political forces in Myanmar, Myanmar's "National Unity Government" has always been the most popular existence, so in 2020, Aung San Suu Kyi, whose term has expired, was successfully re-elected, and the unwilling Min Aung Hlaing began to seize power and gradually became the current voice of Myanmar.
The Chinese masses are still very optimistic about Aung San Suu Kyi's 10 principles, most of which are proposals of Sino-Burmese friendship, hope to establish a genuine "fraternal relationship" between them, and emphasize support for the "one-China" policy, and have a very friendly attitude toward China.
China has always recognized the mutual cooperation between China and Myanmar, the two countries have a border line that stretches for 2,000 kilometers, and the friendship and karma between each other are very deep, and the maximum cooperation between China and Myanmar will certainly promote the economic development of China and Myanmar, and win-win will no longer be just a plan.
While the 10 principles are friendly, there are some inconsistencies.
In Principle 9, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said she would be responsible for all agreements signed between China and Myanmar by 2021.
This is a defining time, and Aung San Suu Kyi acknowledges the agreement she made when she was in office, and what will happen to the agreement signed between China and Myanmar when Min Aung Hlaing was in power.
We fully recognize and welcome the friendship between China and Myanmar, but if there are political factors mixed with these things, it is inconvenient for China to respond.
China will never interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, whether it is about the border agreement between China and Myanmar or the elimination of the wire fraud industry, we will do it on our own.
We accept our best wishes, and we will never interfere in some of Myanmar's internal affairs.
Resources:
Aung San Suu Kyi – Baidu Encyclopedia
Min Aung Hlaing - Baidu Encyclopedia
Myanmar National Unity Government - Baidu Encyclopedia
The "Government of National Unity" was established in Myanmar, with Win Myint as president and Aung San Suu Kyi as state counsellor |