China’s Retention Walls in Wa Region Prompt Visit by Myanmar Border Officials

The Myanmar government is concerned that the Chinese retaining walls will cause soil erosion on Myanmar’s side of the streams, both tributaries of the Salween River.

Officials led by U Aung Kyaw Zan, director general of the Consular and Legal Affairs Department, visited the streams in the hope of finding a way to prevent the erosion, according to a statement issued Thursday by the Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), which oversees the Consular Department.