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He held talks with his junta-appointed counterpart, Wunna Maung Lwin, on the sidelines of the seventh foreign ministers’ meeting of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) mechanism, a Chinese-led initiative for management of the Mekong River basin. The military meanwhile continues its scorched-earth response to armed opposition.
Impacts
Humanitarian needs will increase as mass displacement worsens through the monsoon season.
Foreign companies still operating in the country will come under growing pressure from stakeholders to exit.
Attempts by Western powers to influence the Myanmar situation will be increasingly futile.
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