Amid post-coup Great Game in Myanmar, China’s support for military govt grows

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Updated: Jun 12, 2021 21:14 IST

Chiang Mai, [Thailand], June 12 (ANI): Even as many nations, including the United States and the European Union have imposed sanctions on Myanmar‘s military junta following the February 1 coup, China has declared its support for Senior General Min Aung Hlaing-led government.
The Great Game proxy theatre in post-coup Myanmar has pitted China against the US in a conflict that is escalating into a regional crisis, writes Bertil Lintner for Asia Times.
Other regional actors like Japan and India and other regional actors struggle to strike a middle ground as they are not keen on seeing Chinese influence grow in a desperate Myanmar.
Neighbouring Thailand is too dependent on natural gas imports from Myanmar to condemn the takeover and the…