Armed rebellion risks break-up of Myanmar: junta-backed president

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Myanmar is at risk of breaking apart if the military cannot crush a joint offensive by ethnic armed groups along the border with China, its junta-backed president said, state media reported Thursday.
“If the government does not effectively manage the incidents happening in the border region, the country will be split into various parts,” Myint Swe said Wednesday, according to the Global New Light of Myanmar.
Fighting has raged for almost two weeks across northern Shan state near the China border, posing the biggest military challenge to the junta since it seized power in 2021, analysts say.
The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and Arakan Army (AA) say they have seized dozens of military outposts and blocked vital trade routes to China.
The junta has admitted losing control of a key trade hub but had not commented on the fighting’s progress for days.
AFP