November 24, 2016

"Fighting has resumed in northern Myanmar in recent days. As fierce clashes broke out between Myanmar government troops and ethnic armed forces, thousands of Myanmar people have flooded across the border into China. Work and life for Chinese residents in the border area have been seriously disturbed.

One of the longest civil wars in history, the armed conflict between Myanmar government troops and ethnic armed forces has never seen a real truce. It has seriously affected the security and development of China's border areas, and in particular confines the Chinese-initiated Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar economic corridor and the 'One Belt and One Road' initiative. It's high time for China to seriously consider adopting a more active approach to promote a cease-fire.

The only way out to achieve peace in northern Myanmar is for the parties concerned to reach an unconditional truce as soon as possible, seek consensus through peaceful negotiation and establish a framework for securing and maintaining long-term peace. All concerned parties bear responsibilities for the stalemate in the peace process."

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