Union Advisory Council Announced

With Amara Thiha, non-resident fellow with the China Program at the Stimson Center. This fortnight on episode 63 of What's Happening in Myanmar, the military's election conclude to China's approval, with coup leader Min Aung Hlaing enacting a new law to extend the military's oversight of the soon-to-be-formed, military-designed civilian administration.

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Timecodes—

(00:00) Opening

(02:05) Conflict and civilian attacks over election period

(03:40) With Seng, the ongoing case at the ICJ

(03:54) Military elections conclude

(04:48) The new Union Advisory Council Law

(05:50) With Amara Thiha, the new law

(10:18) China's interests

(24:46) China and revolution

(27:18) Thailand elections and approach

(34:36) Close

Our guests—

Amara Thiha, non-resident fellow with the China Program at the Stimson Centre

How China Carved Up Myanmar: Beijing's Strategy to Create Stability Through Dependence
Myanmar's December Election: Engineering Continuity Through Institutional Redesign

New on the Frontier website:

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'I'm losing so much': Classrooms fall silent in embattled Rakhine State

Referenced this episode:

Myanmar's military elections will not lead to peace or improvement in the political crisis
The State of Myanmar: ISP–Myanmar's Annual Strategic Review and Foresight 2025–2026
China's Intervention and the Limits of Fatalism in Myanmar
China Hails Myanmar Junta's 'Steady and Orderly' Election
Amnesty International Report

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