Analysis
As Burma’s first election phase wraps up, observers say Beijing is seizing on the isolated regime’s desperation to secure strategic gains while turning a blind eye to the junta’s slaughter of civilians.
A source from a pro-military Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) in Burma (also known as Myanmar) indicated the party is winning a majority in the election’s opening stage by securing 82 of the 102 contested lower house seats, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported on Dec. 29.
The vote, held on Dec. 28, marked the Southeast Asian nation’s first general election since the 2021 military coup, with subsequent phases scheduled to follow on Jan. 11 and 25….
Beijing Exploits Burma Election to Advance Political and Economic Interests: Analysts
