1/ HRF condemns the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s support for the Burmese junta, including the provision of arms and the endorsement of the junta’s plan to hold sham elections in December and January. The CCP’s push to expand its power in the region further exacerbates the human rights crisis in Burma.

2/ Despite the CCP’s repeated assertions of a “policy of noninterference,” it has provided billions in aid to prop up the Burmese junta. Chinese state-owned firms are increasingly supplying the military with weapons. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/10/30/china-myanmar-civil-war/

3/ In July, an independent group of human rights experts reported that a Chinese state-owned company helped the junta produce aerial bombs used in airstrikes against civilians, noting that such attacks may meet the threshold of serious international crimes. https://specialadvisorycouncil.org/2025/07/new-sac-m-report-chinas-support-for-the-myanmar-militarys-production-of-aerial-bombs/

4/ The CCP also seeks to increase regional support for the Burmese junta. Ahead of the ASEAN summit in October, Chinese diplomats pressured other government officials to align with Beijing. The CCP’s backing of the brutal junta shows how far it will go to advance its own interests.