INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
China recently sent out a ceasefire tracking group to Lashio, Myanmar, to oversee the ceasefire between the Myanmar military and the Myanmar
National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), Guo Jiakun, a representative for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said on Tuesday.Guo made the
comments in reaction to reports that the MNDAA withdrew from the Lashio of Shan State earlier on Tuesday and turned over control of the
location to the Myanmar armed force, thanks to Chinese mediation.Chinas latest move was to carry out the agreement reached during the
Kunming peace talks between the Myanmar federal government and the MNDAA, and at the invitation of both sides, he said.China and Myanmar are
friendly next-door neighbors, and maintaining peace and stability in northern Myanmar serves the typical interests of both countries and
peoples, said Guo.In the next phase, China will continue to advance the Kunming peace talks process, promote ending the war and peace
settlements in northern Myanmar, and work with all celebrations in Myanmar to secure peace and stability along the China-Myanmar border, he
