Disinfo: Events in Myanmar are Western anti-Chinese provocation

Summary

It is wrong to designate a political regime in Myanmar as junta because the military just used their constitutional rights to replace the government following the rigged elections just like it had happened in the US.

The news about killed protesters in Myanmar cannot be trusted because it is published by global news agencies. Organisations like the Burma Human Rights Network are based in western countries and feed the public with the information they want.

The tactics used in Myanmar are similar to those previously used in Belarus, Russia, and Hong Kong. It consists of provocations with the aim to incite a civil war. Protesters take hostages or attack them in order to provoke the military, particularly against kids. Protesters attack the armed military personnel and kids must be present in the crowd where such protesters hide. Moreover, protesters make arsons which also amounts to terrorism.

The ultimate target of Myanmar events is China. Everything that has been happening in Myanmar over the last 30 years, was aimed at disruption of Myanmar-China ties.

Disproof

This publication provides a manipulative view on events in Myanmar and serves as an example of a big conspiracy, which groundlessly attributes groundbreaking events in Belarus, Myanmar, Russia and elsewhere to vicious activities of some western actors.

There is no evidence supporting the claims about events in Myanmar as an anti-Chinese provocation by outside forces. Read our past analysis "Why authoritarians love the concept of the big conspiracy" and a similar earlier disinformation case claiming that London-based headquarters organise colour revolutions in Belarus, Myanmar, Russia, and the US.

There are no good reasons to believe that either recent parliamentary elections in Myanmar or presidential elections in the US were rigged as suggested in the article. Military junta is a political science term used to designate the type of a government led by a committee of military leaders.

As of 10 April 2021, the death toll of 618 civilians killed in Myanmar since the coup was reported by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. In his statement of 1 February 2021, the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell strongly condemned the coup in Myanmar/Burma and called for an immediate and unconditional release of President Win Myint, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, and all others who have been arrested by the Tatmadaw. On 22 February 2021, the Council of the EU adopted conclusions condemning the military coup carried out in Myanmar in the strongest terms, and reiterated its call on the military authorities to immediately and unconditionally release civilian political leaders and all those who have been detained or arrested in connection with the coup.

See earlier disinformation cases alleging that the global elites prepare a big coup d'etat - "The Great Reset," that the Capitol unrest was a double conspiracy, that assassination of John F. Kennedy and 9/11 attacks were organised by Deep State, that the “Deep State” fights with Trump, and examples of disinformation cases suggesting the US government's involvement in the 9/11 attacks.

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  • Reported in: Issue 240
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 31/03/2021
  • Article language(s) Russian
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Belarus, Russia, China, Russia, Hong Kong
  • Keywords: Conspiracy theory, Colour revolutions, Human rights, Protest
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