China military says it conducted armed patrols, joint police patrols near China-Myanmar border

The patrols will focus on Ruili, Zhenkang and other front-line areas, the military said.

BEIJING – China’s military said on Aug 26 that it had organised army units and joint air-ground police patrols near the Myanmar border to maintain security and stability as fighting between Myanmar’s ruling junta and rebel forces escalates.

The Southern Theatre Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army organised army units to test troops’ ability to “quickly move, block and control, and strike together, and maintain security and stability in the border areas”, the military said.

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