Myanmar apologizes for Chinese casualties from its conflicts
- Source: Global Times
- [19:25 August 30 2009]
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A Myanmar official on Sunday apologized for Chinese casualties caused by the recent conflicts between the Kokang ethnic army and the government forces.
One Chinese was killed and several others were injured by a bomb thrown from across China's border with Myanmar, He Yongchun, Vice President of Yunnan Provincial Red Cross Society, confirmed on Saturday.
The official also thanked the Chinese government for its friendly treatment of Myanmar residents, and promised to protect the safety and legal rights of Chinese citizens in Myanmar.
The conflict arose from confrontation between Myanmar government forces and an ethnic army in the Kokang area of Shan state in northeastern Myanmar. Kokang shares a border with Yunnan and has a population of about 150,000.
A large number of border inhabitants comprising both Myanmese and Chinese fled into southwest China's Yunnan Province after armed conflict broke out last week.
The Yunnan provincial government had settled those fleeing the conflict and supplied accommodation, food and medical treatment in Zhenkang and Gengma counties in Yunnan.
