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By Junichi Fukasawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Director and Senior Writer
17:27 JST,
October 8, 2025
Myanmar’s military junta is strengthening its relationship with China. As the junta has been mounting a comeback in its civil war against armed minority groups with support from China, it aims to perpetuate its rule through a general election, which will be the final step in its military coup.