【2 U.S. military aircraft illegally entered Myanmar, alarming Min Aung Hlaing】

According to Burmese sources, two U.S. military aircraft suddenly flew over Myanmar's airspace and disappeared in an area near the military government's factory, causing high tension within the government. A source said that Min Aung Hlaing immediately convened an emergency meeting, angrily criticized the air defense forces for failing to detect the movement beforehand, calling it "unforgivable."

The location where the U.S. aircraft disappeared is near the border of Bago and Magway regions, which is the core area of Myanmar's military industry. For the Min Aung Hlaing government, which is currently engaged in fierce fighting with local ethnic armed groups, this move is seen as a direct provocation. The outside world has also speculated whether the U.S. is using air transport to support the local ethnic armed groups, providing them with weapons and supplies.

In fact, it is no secret that the U.S. has close relations with some ethnic armed groups in Myanmar. For example, the Kachin Independence Army has long maintained contact with the U.S., and the "Pan-Kachin Development Association," composed of people related to the Kachin ethnicity, was established in the U.S. long ago, and has been suspected of cooperating with U.S. intelligence agencies. In addition, the exiled National Unity Government and its People's Defense Forces have been receiving U.S. funding and political support, and the U.S. Congress even passed the "Myanmar Act" in 2022, promising to allocate more than $100 million annually to assist them.

Now, the U.S. military aircraft entering Myanmar's airspace without notice and disappearing in a sensitive area has made Min Aung Hlaing feel the imminent crisis. If the ethnic armed groups receive larger-scale military aid from the U.S., the advantage of the Myanmar military may be squeezed, and the domestic situation could turn into a prolonged attrition war.

Original article: www.toutiao.com/article/1843676601918468/

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