Chinese companies mum as international companies condemn Myanmar’s growing violence
Even though several multinational companies have publicly condemned the military coup inMyanmar, China has remained silent.According to media reports, Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB) a Yangon-basedrights group, has called for companies to sign a joint statement of concern for the coup, butcompanies from China are absent.A total of 216 companies have signed the statement yet there has been no participation fromChinese companies.This comes in the backdrop of several Chinese companies being the targets of arson attacks, whichhave increased public scrutiny over the stance of these companies on the coup. “China won’t allowits interests to be exposed to further aggression… If the authorities cannot deliver and the chaoscontinues to spread, China might be forced into taking more d...