Myanmar’s Generals Aren’t Happy With China—and It’s No Longer a Secret

As the daily fighting against ethnic Rakhine insurgents in northern Rakhine State grinds on, the generals in Naypyitaw have implicitly pointed the finger at a powerful neighbor, accusing it of providing support to certain insurgent groups in the country. Of course, they do not dare to name the country publicly. Speaking to the media in Russia last week, Myanmar military commander-in-chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing called for international cooperation in the fight against terrorism and claimed that terrorist groups exist because of the strong forces that support them. So who, exactly, are these strong forces?