Is China Supplying Anti-Aircraft Missiles To Ethnic Rebels In Myanmar

Stock image of Chinese soldiers firing a Chinese-made FN-6 MANPAD. Photo: Military Recognition/Facebook

Anthony Davis, Asia Times: China’s mobile missiles on the loose in Myanmar

Ethnic rebels unexplained acquisition of Chinese-made FN-6 portable missiles is a political and military game-changer.

Myanmar’s seizure last week of a large cache of mostly Chinese weapons from a rebel camp sparked a brief and predictable flurry of nationalist outrage, underscoring as it did the shadowy role of neighboring China in fueling the nation’s many long-running ethnic conflicts.

But the real significance of the November 22 incident had less to do with the seized weaponry’s quantity or provenance and much more with unambiguous confirmation that insurgents in active hostilities with government forces, or Tatmadaw, are now fielding man-portable air defense systems, or MANPADS, weapons that militarily and politically constitute potential game-changers.

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WNU Editor: The Myanmar military only found one Chinese-made FN-6 portable missile, but if there is one there is probably many.

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