What’s behind the walk?
” Up to this point, what we do know is that ( the move ) was framed as an act of compassion to alleviate the senior leaders ‘ suffering from the very high warm temperatures,” said the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak think-tank’s senior fellow Moe Thuzar.
However, she continued, “raises questions” about the precise spots to which they had been moved.
Observers have remarked that there might be pulling of political chords.
There had been a number of high-level unusual engagements with the Myanmar military prior to the reported jail transfer.
This included a conference between former Thai foreign secretary Don Pramudwinai and Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi in July of last year.
Additionally, there has been shuttle politics between China and Myanmar in recent months, including a conference between Tatmadaw-Myanmar’s military commander Min Aung Hlaing and Chinese special envoy Deng Xijun.
When asked if China might have contributed to Ms. San Suu Kyi’s release from prison, University of Hong Kong assistant teacher Brian Wong responded that” the likelihood is most definitely there.”
In light of the harm to its economic interests, China has a significant interest in a quick solution of the Myanmar issue; the spill in terms of frontier insecurity,” he said.
It’s obvious that Beijing is losing patience and, in some cases, belief in the Tatmadaw’s ability to maintain order and security. “