Fighting conditions in Kyauk Phyu, which is involved in the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor project

Chemical writing To implement the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) as soon as possible, the 2026 Vice President U Nyo Saw and the Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Ms. Ma Jia held a meeting in Nay Pyi Taw on May 19. After the discussion in Nay Pyi Taw, Rakhine State Prime Minister U Naing Oo also visited the projects in Kyauk Phyu. However, fighting is currently taking place in Kyauk Pyu Township, where the Deep Sea Port Special Economic Zone, which will be implemented by CMEC as part of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is located. "The Prime Minister of Rakhine himself is in a position to come and see these projects. So, even after the meeting in Nay Pyi Taw, the Prime Minister has been pressured. So they will try to prevent it," said a military source close to them. The coup d'état group, which is trying to complete the current project, last 2023. On December 26, the project company and the Kyauk Phyu Special Economic Zone Management Committee jointly signed an addendum. After that, Soe Win, chairman of the Union Counselor (former lieutenant colonel) of the semi-civilian military administration group, said that the Kyauk Phyu Special Economic Zone, 2025 to successfully implement the deep sea port. On March 11, 2024-2025 fiscal year meeting of the Central Committee on Myanmar Special Economic Zone in Nay Pyi Taw was added. The Kyauk Phyu Special Economic Zone deep water project is a part of the BRI project and is led by CITIC Group, a Chinese conglomerate. Myanmar will invest 30 percent. Chinese conglomerate CITIC will invest more than $1.3 billion in the deep-water port project, a large-scale infrastructure development project that will be implemented in four phases on 4,800 acres of special economic zone to build at least 10 jetties. Current ground battle position Chin State Military observers consider that the project is like an obstacle to occupying Kyaukphyu as the Araksha Army, which can occupy and control 15 cities, including Palatwa. Now, in early May 2026, the military group came out of the Taungmao Grand Fleet and marched towards the AA-occupied Sane city at the Kyaukphyu-Yambre junction. Because the AA cut off that line in the second week of May, the military group's forces were forced to retreat, and they even took a foothold in the naval base. After that, the AA side opened an attack on that naval base and attacked back, around Awa Taung village near the base.Fighting is still going on for the third week. If the military group's forces only regain Sane, they can only go to southern Rakhine to open an attack. A local military news source said that although the military group's forces tried to expand their control over the area, the Araksha army's forces could break through to the headquarters of the Taungmao Grand Naval Station. "Both sides are expanding their military forces. The AA is not satisfied with the attack of the Taungmaogyi naval base and the column heading towards Sane City, so the army is bombing a lot from the air. If they are hurt, they bombed. Now the AA is in an offensive position towards Taungmaogyi," he said. CDM Capt. Zin Yeo concluded that it is possible that the army of the military group is heading towards Sane in order to threaten the town of Rumbre, which is occupied by the AA, and to control the Taungkot-Mai road, which has a military advantage. "The situation is that we are trying to get a foothold from the main Taung Kot-Mai road to Gu To An townships so that we can expand the front. If the army can get Sane, they can threaten Rum Bre. If they can threaten Rum Bre, if the Arak army only marches towards Rum Bre, they need to be in a position where they can expand back to the east of the Taung Kot-Mai junction. Although the army is trying again, the Taung Mao Army CampThe Araksha Army counter-attacked until the headquarters and was able to control it," he said. U Ye Win Oo, who has become the current Chief of Defense Staff, has always been a hard-liner, and since he became Chief of Defense Staff, he has seen the Arakan region as a show-of-force operation rather than attacking the Rakhine region. In the recent period, the military group that is suffering is the army, water In addition to using air power, they are also trying to conduct a landing operation. In addition, Mizzima's military source said that at least 600 naval forces have been added this year. A person close to the AA said that the weather condition has an effect on the fighting, and the reason for the fighting in the Arakan region, which is rainy, is that it is inconvenient for the AA to delay the seizure of the city. The period when the battle began 2024, The battle of Kyaukphyu, which started in the third week of February, has lasted more than a year compared to the current period. The battle began when the Araksha Army side cut through the military group's column that went to the intersection of Yesalam Mountain Road. At the beginning of the battle, the military group's side was defensive, but later it became a perimeter defense. After that, while the Araksha Army stepped up its attack, military analysts said that after protecting the deep sea port project, the military group's army returned to attack. At present, the two sides are in a state of mutual open attack, and the Arakan Army side is attacking Kyauk Pyu on a limited basis due to Chinese pressure, and the army side, the army, water Air power is being used. However, the countermeasures of AA As a result of the military campaign attack, the military group came to the killing field of AA and was injured during the battle. . 2025 last year to start the project. Although it was discussed on February 28, due to the intensity of the battle in Kyauk Phyu, the battle is like a trigger for the project. During the Battle of Kyauk Phyu, a captain was killed along with Brigadier General Kyaw Myo Aung due to an AA sniper, and the battle was still going on on the other side of Maday Island where the project is located. During the intense fighting, the Chinese security personnel cooperated with the military, claiming to protect the oil refinery on Maday Island. Therefore, whether the Chinese security personnel were attacking from the side of the military group during the battle? There are currently no sources that can confirm that. During that period, as the pace of war increased, there were casualties on both sides, and there were coverts in gas pipelines. From that period to the present, the AA side has the upper hand in the battle, according to military sources. In Kyauk Phyu Township, the military group's Thanya Wati Naval Headquarters; Khmer (542), Khmer (543), Khlara (34), No. (32) Police Battalion and Taungmao Great Navy Division are located. Like Sittwe City, there are not many local army forces, only a large number of navy forces