In the wake of the Myanmar coup in February and with no signs of a resolution to the crisis, China has plenty of reasons to be uneasy about its interests in the country. It now appears that China is making contingency plans to deploy troops to protect those interests.
Why are Chinese troops assembling on the Myanmar border? | East Asia Forum
Border area between Ruili in China’s Yunnan Province (front) and Myanmar (back), March 27, 2021 (Photo: Kyodo via Reuters Connect).