China’s People’s Liberation Army will begin live-ammunition exercises close to the country’s border with Myanmar, the defence ministry announced on Monday, in a clear warning to its once close ally.
Bombs from skirmishes between Myanmar’s military and the rebel Myanmar National Democratic Alliance have strayed across the border with China’s southwestern Yunnan province on at least two occasions this year, killing five Chinese villagers.
“Live-fire military exercises by the PLA are very rare in this region,” said Yue Gang, a retired Chinese colonel. “The Chinese government has been exercising forbearance and restraint since these incidents, but Myanmar has gotten carried away with its internal issues.”
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