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Myanmar’s Draft Dodged by Thousands Amid Civil War Chaos
Myanmar’s military regime is facing growing resistance to its forced conscription programme, with thousands of young men and women fleeing the country or going underground to avoid being sent to war. One year after the junta launched its conscription drive, an estimated 60,000 recruits have been drafted—many against their will. The policy, revived in early 2023 as the army struggled with battlefield losses and desertions, has triggered widespread fear, defiance, and a mass exodus of would-be conscripts. Under the law, men aged 18 to 35 and women aged 18 to 27 can be forced into service. Those who refuse face up to five years in prison. Reports suggest some young people have been abducted from bus stops or coerced at gunpoint, while others, like 29-year-old teacher Aung, have fled the country entirely. “I don’t want to be part of the killers,” Aung said from a safehouse in Thailand. “They are destroying the whole country.” Analysts say the military is using conscripts as frontline fodder, often rushing them into combat with minimal training. Some draftees have been used as human shields or sent to dismantle explosives, leading to high casualties and further desertions. Despite the surge in numbers, experts argue the draft has failed to shift momentum in a civil war that has raged since the 2021 coup. Rebel groups have captured key bases, and the military’s control may now extend to less than a quarter of the country, excluding major cities. The draft has bought time for the regime, shoring up defences and allowing limited offensives. But it’s no solution to what analysts describe as a “historic weakness” in the military. As pressure mounts from China for negotiations, some speculate the junta’s endgame may now be to hold ground until a ceasefire becomes viable. In the meantime, those like Aung live in limbo — out of reach of the regime, but never out of danger. “If I’m forced back,” he said, “I know exactly what will happen. And I won’t survive it.” -2025-04-12 -
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Is the new 145% China tariff "actually" payback for COVID? Maybe yes?
The Tariffs are BS, out of a sick anus for sure. This said, Chinese garbage will fulfil all my needs, BYD, Huawei, Xiaomi, and.. Apple. AFAIAC EU should become ECU, or EAU. Trumpland can go sodomise itself. -
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China's Zero-Dollar Trade Sparks Thailand's Economic Woes
Agree. Like most of the countries on the planet have for far too long. That has been slowly changing the last few years though thankfully. -
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Trump's 4D Chess Match
Complacent much? U.S. investors, Big Pharma race to find new medicines in China U.S. investors like Bain Capital Life Sciences and large pharmaceutical companies like Merck are increasingly looking for new medicines in China. Almost 30% of Big Pharma deals with at least $50 million up front came from China last year, up from 20% the year before and 0% only five years before, according to data from DealForma. The global supply of pharmaceutical raw materials China is the leading exporting country and in some branches has a dominant position on world trade https://www.pricepedia.it/en/magazine/article/2024/10/15/the-global-supply-of-pharmaceutical-raw-materials/ China’s EV giants are betting big on humanoid robots Technical know-how and existing supply chains give Chinese electric-vehicle makers a significant head start in the sector. https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/14/1111920/chinas-electric-vehicle-giants-pivot-humanoid-robots/ -
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Masks - Why still now?
But no masks in hospital public areas pre covid, so why now i wonder- 1
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