Overview

• Five people were injured in Nansan, China, when artillery shells from ongoing battles between Myanmar's ruling junta and rebel groups strayed across the border.
• China has lodged serious representations with the relevant parties and renewed its call for a ceasefire in northern Myanmar.
• China has been mediating peace talks between Myanmar's government and armed ethnic minority groups in northern Shan State, but despite agreements on paper, fighting has not ceased.
• China's embassy in Myanmar has advised its nationals in Laukkai, bordering Yunnan, to evacuate due to escalating security risks.
• The United Nations estimates that more than 660,000 people have been displaced in Myanmar since October 27, bringing the total displaced individuals to 2.6 million nationwide.