China Must Explain Defense of Myanmar Junta

In an unprecedented defeat, Myanmar’s military lost a regional command in August last year when Lashio and the Northeastern Command fell to the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA).

The fall of Lashio, where around 20 battalion headquarters were protected by four military operations commands, shattered junta morale and crushed any claims of invincibility.

The battle showed the military could collapse and might go down as a historic moment in Myanmar’s revolution.