China concerned over Burmese protesters' anger at it
Pro-democracy protests continue on Monday March 15 in Burma.
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Cell phones are no longer available this Monday March 15 in Burma.
The mobile network has been cut, only some applications continue to work via wifi.
Beijing called on its nationals to be cautious after the sacking of dozens of Chinese factories in the country.
Chinese authorities say they are "very concerned" and call for an end to the violence
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The attacks by Chinese companies in Burma were mainly relayed on the English-speaking state media, says RFI correspondent in Beijing,
Stéphane Lagarde,
with this assessment: two Chinese employees injured and 32 factories financed by China ransacked on Sunday March 14.
The CGTN radio-television evokes assailants armed with iron bars, axes and Molotov cocktails setting fire to the entrances of the sites and to the warehouses.
For the spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the situation is "very serious", "
China hopes that Burma will take concrete measures to ensure the safety of Chinese nationals
,
"
Zhao Lijian said, while appealing to his fellow citizens to “
be on their guard
” and the Burmese authorities to “
bring the perpetrators (of degradations) to justice.
"
Chinese diplomacy also reiterated what it had said before the UN before the weekend, China calls on all parties to restraint and resolve their differences through dialogue.
A lack of condemnation of the coup denounced by some of the Burmese demonstrators.
Five demonstrators were killed on Monday March 15, 44 civilians killed on Sunday March 14, the bloodiest day of repression since the military coup of February 1.
In total, more than 120 people have died in the past six weeks, according to the Association for Assistance to Political Prisoners (AAPP).
The blocking of mobile data networks prevented the appearance by video conference of the former leader Aung San Suu Kyi scheduled for Monday, March 15, 2021
.
The 75-year-old Nobel Prize winner will appear on March 24.
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