The scarlet red Chinese characters appear on the signs of anger.
“
China must not support the coup!
», Admonish the demonstrators at the head of the noisy processions that challenge the Burmese soldiers in the heart of Rangoon.
All smiles, Chinese President Xi Jinping wields his “puppet”, General Min Aung Hlaing, in a cartoon brandished in Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Burma, summing up the suspicion of the revolted crowd who see Beijing's hand behind the putsch.
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Some even claim that the second world power would have actively supported the Burmese army, sharing its expertise in controlling the internet, which has been cut regularly since the coup of February 1.
On social networks, conspiracy theories against the powerful neighbor are flourishing, pointing to the arrival of several cargo planes from Kunming, which are suspected, without any proof, of having transported equipment intended for cybercensors Burmese.
Beijing backpedal
Caught up
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