"China Deserves Such Treatment," Xi Jinping Mocked and Burned... Myanmar's Anger

Anti-China Sentiment Spreads Amid China's Obstruction at UN Security Council
Boycott of Chinese Products, Food, and Cuisine
Chinese Flag 'Burning Ceremony' on Streets the Day Before

Myanmar protesters wearing 'Winnie the Pooh' masks satirizing Chinese President Xi Jinping, burning posters depicting the phrase 'Made in China' and a statue of Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing. Photo by Twitter.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Anti-China sentiment among citizens is rising in Myanmar. This is because there is a growing perception that the United Nations' failure to take substantive action amid the Myanmar military and police's violent crackdown is decisively due to the opposition of China, a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

According to local media such as Myanmar Now on the 6th (local time), protesters wearing masks of the 'Winnie the Pooh' character, satirizing Chinese President Xi Jinping, took to the streets in Mandalay, a major city in Myanmar, holding signs boycotting Chinese products.

Citizens also shouted anti-China slogans in Pakan, Kachin State in the north. It was reported that protesters burned papers printed with the phrase "China is not needed."

The day before, footage showing the burning of the Chinese national flag on the streets of Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, was posted on social media. A Twitter user who posted the video wrote, "China is blocking the UN from sanctioning the Myanmar military."

Protesters wearing 'Winnie the Pooh' masks satirizing Chinese President Xi Jinping and holding posters calling for a boycott of Chinese products. Photo by Twitter.

Another netizen wrote on social media, "Myanmar people are rejecting Chinese products. They are not using Chinese products, not eating Chinese food, fruit, or medicine, and have even deleted Chinese apps and games," adding, "China deserves such treatment."

Earlier, the UN Security Council condemned the Myanmar military's killing of civilians in a statement on the 1st, but it remained only a verbal expression. It was reported that there were clashes between Western countries and opposing countries such as China during the member states' discussions.

Western countries tried to include the phrase "considering additional measures" in the statement to pressure the Myanmar military, but China opposed it.

China, which is friendly to the Myanmar military, reportedly even argued to remove the phrase "civilians are dying."