Artillery Shells from Myanmar Conflict Injure Five in China, Sparking Calls for Ceasefire

Despite Beijing's mediation efforts, fighting continues in Myanmar, leading to an escalating humanitarian crisis with record displacement numbers.

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.