Myanmar War, Why It's China's Achilles Heel

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Myanmar civil war has major ramifications for China and the world at large. China wants access to Myanmar ports due to their proximity to the strait, as it gives them an easier way of moving Chinese goods in parts of the country that aren’t anywhere near their own domestic ports, as well as a secondary stop for their African bound shipments. Militarily with close access to the strait, it allows naval forces access to the entire Indian and Atlantic Ocean, and with growing tensions between India and China, it’s a strategically vital coastline for both nations to project power.
Video Edited by: Michael Michaelides
Written by: Chris Cappy and Justin Taylor
Arguably more important however, are Myanmar’s large deposits of rare earth metals, critical for the manufacturing of complex electrical components from smart phones to guidance systems for hypersonic missiles. China needs these resources in order to keep its technology production afloat as they currently stand as the world’s largest producer and refiner of rare earth minerals. This, to China, is not an economic edge that they can afford to lose.
To take advantage of both mining, and coastal access, Myanmar was an early target for China’s Belt and Road initiative. China began the construction of desperately needed infrastructure, new cities, as well as a deep water port in Kyaukphyu, which would allow them to bypass the strait of Malacca for oil importation.
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  • @Taskandpurpose
    @Taskandpurpose Жыл бұрын

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  • @counter-terrordoge3335

    @counter-terrordoge3335

    Жыл бұрын

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  • @goldenhord7281

    @goldenhord7281

    Жыл бұрын

    Us sponsored civil war

  • @justanotherperson7774

    @justanotherperson7774

    Жыл бұрын

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  • @dangelo1289

    @dangelo1289

    Жыл бұрын

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  • @nickmcgookin247

    @nickmcgookin247

    Жыл бұрын

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  • @NLH222W
    @NLH222W Жыл бұрын

    As a citizen of Myanmar, i'm a very grateful for covering this topic up. We've been suffering very badly under military dictatorship. We want nothing but freedom.

  • @williamyoung9401

    @williamyoung9401

    Жыл бұрын

    Stay strong. I hope this madness ends soon.

  • @carkawalakhatulistiwa

    @carkawalakhatulistiwa

    Жыл бұрын

    So now the Myanmar military has moved from the United States to China

  • @kameronjones7139

    @kameronjones7139

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@carkawalakhatulistiwa I am not sure the USA hasn't really supported the military regime but the rebellion

  • @connor3288

    @connor3288

    Жыл бұрын

    You guy's need to get yourselves some FGC 9's

  • @alexandercampbell0001

    @alexandercampbell0001

    Жыл бұрын

    The US should be openly supporting the rebels.

  • @brianrhodes1575
    @brianrhodes1575 Жыл бұрын

    Dude breaks down geopolitics while working on some jazzercise. A+.

  • @williamyoung9401

    @williamyoung9401

    Жыл бұрын

    OMG. I could not stop laughing at the fitness instructor going at it while the military takes over...Hilariously inappropriate, lol.

  • @acey457

    @acey457

    Жыл бұрын

    almost as inappropriate as when putin stopped in the middle of a speech to eat a pickled egg

  • @AverageNiceGuy

    @AverageNiceGuy

    Жыл бұрын

    China-Macerena 📸

  • @al28854

    @al28854

    Жыл бұрын

    @@williamyoung9401 reminds me of the videos the tourist were taking of the rioters attacking the Capitol on Jan.6. That was embarrassingly appropriate, for them ..... the tourist, I mean.

  • @robertbobbypelletreaujr2173

    @robertbobbypelletreaujr2173

    Жыл бұрын

    That poor girl was wearing amask while exercising alone at distance from the cameraman..

  • @ladyluck5400
    @ladyluck5400 Жыл бұрын

    I'm glad Myanmar is getting media attention again .... My heart & prayers go out to Myanmar people. 🙏

  • @Aria-cd6dq

    @Aria-cd6dq

    Жыл бұрын

    My thoughts and prayers go out to Myanmar people as well 🙏🙏🙏

  • @olefella3606

    @olefella3606

    Жыл бұрын

    Myanmar is an absolutely beautiful country. True, Myanmar people are honest, friendly and helpful. Unfortunately, the vast majority of the people had suffered at no fault of their own for way back from centuries-long Anglo British Colonialism, followed by decades long Anglo Western boycott & sanction. Speaking of the coups in Burma and some others around the world today are totally different from the coups which took place over half a century earlier when newly independent nations, including Burma, just came out of centuries-long Colonialism, bitter and poverty-stricken, turned to a new deal of Social-Democratic system (Socialism/Communism). - Today's coups, in most cases, are changes in the political system only, while the economic system is mostly left intact. Like I said, today's coups, in nations such as South Korea, the Philippines & Thailand, in most cases, are changes in the political sector only, while the economic/investment sectors are mostly left intact. - So what is this the fact that the West & their Western news media hardly utter a negative word about coups in Asian nations such as South Korea & the Philippines in the past and Thailand today; and yet the West, Western news media and their affiliates hardly have a day goes by without having negative comments & reactions regarding coup in Myanmar. May I ask why are they treating it so differently with Myanmar and most of all, what are they up to, what is their truth motives behind all these? - Speaking of USA-led joint annual military exercise in Thailand, which has been under military coup since 2014, and true, last August 2021/22, the largest annual military exercise was held among full participating nations, USA, Thailand, South Korea, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia & Singapore.. [For more, pls read the informative multi-pages comments by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News"... It's on KZread]. Moreover, I agree that Burma would have been much better off without Anglo British Colonialism. For instance, there's hardly any Muslim, Hindu or Christian there up until Colonialism. True, it's fair to say that many of these tragedies that nation facing today, such as racial, ethnic and religious conflicts, started with Colonialism. 😔 Speaking of ethnic and religious tragedies Burma facing today, the fact that the world's longest Civil War which is in Myanmar, mainly between Buddhist Burmese and Christian Karen (while Buddhist Karen are largely at peace) was made it possible, prolonged and supported by Anglo Clans of USA, UK & Australia, etc while they are using next-door neighbor Thailand (which has a defense treaty with them) as a base camp since in the 1950. In my humble opinion, ethnic Karen refugees fleeing the conflict/war in Myanmar are entitled to cross over to Thailand to stay, as well as eligibility to relocate to new places such as USA, Australia. - The fact that the world's longest Civil War which is in Myanmar, mainly between Buddhist Burmese and Christian Karen (while Buddhist Karen are largely at peace) was made it possible, prolonged and supported by Anglo Clans of USA, UK & Australia, etc while they are using next-door neighbor Thailand (which has a defense treaty with them) as a base camp since in the 1950. True, ethnic Karen refugees fleeing the conflict/war in Myanmar are entitled to cross over to Thailand to stay, as well as eligibility to relocate to new places such as USA, Australia. - Anglo Clans of USA, UK & Australia, etc are using next-door neighbor Thailand, which has a defense treaty with them, as a base camp since in the 1950s; from which attack against China/PRC was launched by sending Chinese Nationalist (Taiwanese Kuomintang) forces into nearby Burma's eastern border closed to China in the '50s and '60s. In the '60s and '70s, using Thailand as a base camp, attack against nearby Laos & Cambodia were launched during Indochina war where several millions innocent civilians were killed. - Colonialism & Colonization are evil things done and benefited by evildoers.. Here in Singapore, a tiny island with 6 million souls lives like sardines in a can, where else in nearby vast bountiful Australia which is ten thousand times 10,000 bigger with a mere 27 million inhabitants. Similar situation in tiny and packed Japan, which is running out of space and land. Do you know that their living room and bedroom are the same place, and that most Japanese people sleep in their living room. - Here's the one solution. Why don't Burma's Muslim, Hindu & Christian population, if they wish, move to place like Anglo Colonized vast bountiful Australia/New Zealand in Asia-Pacific region? After all, these are Asia-Pacific lands looted from Native Asians-Pacific people. 😔

  • @olefella3606

    @olefella3606

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@Aria-cd6dq Moreover, I quite agree that ethnic Karen refugees and others fleeing the conflict/war in Myanmar are entitled to cross over to Thailand to stay, as well as eligibility to relocate to new places such as USA, Australia & New Zealand. People of Myanmar had suffered at no fault of their own for way back from centuries-long Anglo British Colonialism, followed by decades long Anglo Western boycott & sanction. Colonialism & Colonization are evil things done and benefited by evildoers. I agree, why not they be accepted to places like Anglo Colonized vast bountiful Australia/New Zealand in Asia-Pacific region? True, these are Asia-Pacific lands looted from Native Asians-Pacific people. 😔

  • @olefella3606

    @olefella3606

    Жыл бұрын

    'Anglo caused most of the world's problems.' - David Cameron, former British Prime Minister Anglo clans practiced centuries-long Slavery; from Caribbean to North & South America, by wiping out indigenous Native people originally living there, by replacing them with millions of slaves brought from Africa, by enslaving them and living off on their blood and sweat. Isn't it shocking to learn that Anglo clans invaded nine out of ten nations, all but 22 nations in the whole wide world? Anglo practiced centuries-long Colonialism in over 50 nations, by living off on their blood and sweat, as well as on those bountiful lands for natural mineral resources, which were essentials requirement for the industrial revolution. Anglo still Colonized many parts of the world, including two vast bountiful landmasses; North America and Australia. Among the five main Anglo nations of Britain, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, all but Britain were looted from others.

  • @rottenrobbie8466

    @rottenrobbie8466

    Жыл бұрын

    @@olefella3606 ​ "People of Myanmar had suffered at no fault of their own for way back from centuries-long Anglo British Colonialism, followed by decades long Anglo Western boycott & sanction." It’s a real shame the kind of cruelty humans are capable of inflicting on other humans. By the way, many thanks for the insightful multi-pages comments by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News".

  • @dougwedel9484
    @dougwedel9484 Жыл бұрын

    I really appreciate hearing about the background for Myanmar. There is a little bit more to this. Myanmar has massive amounts of forests largely untouched by civilization but inhabited throughout by small villages living in Buddhist harmony with the land. I really hope that part continues in the future.

  • @blaiiiine5594

    @blaiiiine5594

    Жыл бұрын

    Seeing the history of authoritarian governments relations with the Buddhists, it probably won't end well. Imagine the cover of that one Rage Against the Machine album.

  • @georgea7336

    @georgea7336

    Жыл бұрын

    Task and Purpose is my go-to for most geopolitical conflict news if not every single thing happening outside of what western media giants actually want us to know whats happening with the rest of the planet!

  • @jrt818

    @jrt818

    Жыл бұрын

    I lot of the forrested areas are Christian and indigenous tribes subjected to war crimes by the Buddist army as were many Islamic refugees in my area.

  • @varun2250

    @varun2250

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@jrt818 Yup, Christian Russia is bad for invading Ukraine.

  • @coshyno

    @coshyno

    Жыл бұрын

    @@blaiiiine5594 The government has the backing of the Buddhist. In fact, they only exist because of the Buddhist. Most people in Myanmar are Buddhist.

  • @chavezchavo
    @chavezchavo Жыл бұрын

    I'm from a country within SEA and have worked with colleagues from Myanmar in the office. Whenever they talk about the situation back at home, a lot of us realize we take our peace for granted. They seriously have it really tough.

  • @billjones8950

    @billjones8950

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s why history seems to happen in waves. America is a good example. After all the struggles our ancestors went thru to give us what we have. Most people here just now assume it’s forever and won’t even consider that it might be swiped out from under our noses at any moment

  • @ericzimmerman9599

    @ericzimmerman9599

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@billjones8950 Yeah, some people here have had it so good for so long, they think everything is "tyranny" that hurts their feel feels. They have no idea what actual tyranny is. Smh.

  • @judetchua

    @judetchua

    Жыл бұрын

    @@billjones8950 It's okay Bill. America gives freedom to countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine, etc.. 😂

  • @alrxandersmiths242

    @alrxandersmiths242

    Жыл бұрын

    @@billjones8950 speak for your self my family has been expecting to have to fight off democrats in there opinion who are slowly boiling the frog but take it for granted no sir we understand that this isn’t gunna last

  • @billjones8950

    @billjones8950

    Жыл бұрын

    @@darthchingaso3613 they created the nazis. It was all founded by the deep state

  • @thedownwardmachine
    @thedownwardmachine Жыл бұрын

    Remember when The CCP’s response to any criticism of their human rights record was that countries should not interfere in internal affairs of other countries? Yeah.

  • @user-gl8ke3em1q

    @user-gl8ke3em1q

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@indiasuperclean6969🧢

  • @CharChar2121

    @CharChar2121

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@indiasuperclean6969 I mean, I don't like what you're doing in principle, but you make some convincing arguments. 😔

  • @kyawzwasheinn4223

    @kyawzwasheinn4223

    Жыл бұрын

    @@indiasuperclean6969 for god sake, bro, do u know that Modi Gov is supporting Junta? Isn’t ironic that the most largest democracy and federal country India is supporting inhumane Junta? Hypocrite Modi Gov

  • @joekent5675

    @joekent5675

    Жыл бұрын

    Pepperidge farms remembers.

  • @COUNTVLAIDMIR

    @COUNTVLAIDMIR

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah Just like how the US and the West invaded multiple countries in the last 40 years? Lol, get off your high horse.

  • @AngloFrancoDane
    @AngloFrancoDane Жыл бұрын

    Excellent summary! (Except Cambodia does not border Myanmar, Laos does). But, as said below, Myanmar needs the rest of the world to understand what is going on and you did a great job with a very complex situation.

  • @ArtOfMoney1
    @ArtOfMoney1 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve met a lot of Karen refugees throughout the year and it makes me sad because they remind me of my family after the Vietnam war. The cycle just keeps on repeating 😢

  • @howwwyyy29

    @howwwyyy29

    Жыл бұрын

    Great people the Karen.

  • @HWDragonborn

    @HWDragonborn

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@howwwyyy29are you referring to the ethnic group in Burma or the entitled women that always wanted to see the manager?

  • @TRAZ4004
    @TRAZ4004 Жыл бұрын

    Dancing with the fitness influencer was a stroke of comedic genius.

  • @martinsawatdee

    @martinsawatdee

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @yaboykris2118
    @yaboykris2118 Жыл бұрын

    My coworker and good friend is from Myanmar. Him and his family moved from there to the US about 10 years ago. He has told me stories about the corruption and violence that him and his family had to deal with. I’m glad he is here now. He is a hard worker and a great guy.

  • @MelaninMagdalene

    @MelaninMagdalene

    Жыл бұрын

    Must be living in that CIA refuge waiting for future assignments in their homeland.😂

  • @BA-gn3qb

    @BA-gn3qb

    Жыл бұрын

    Has he seen the political corruption in Washington DC? Or violence in all the major democratic cities?

  • @rexsceleratorum1632

    @rexsceleratorum1632

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MelaninMagdalene It must be the US behind everything because other nations are either saints or have no agency

  • @farnorthmyanmar5185

    @farnorthmyanmar5185

    Жыл бұрын

    Most Myanmar run to foreign countries with the status of refugee or asylum are lier. Don't believe their created stories. The stories is to get a living, working status in the countries they arrived.

  • @Number4lead

    @Number4lead

    Жыл бұрын

    Too bad th US is fast becoming a crap hole of dictatorship.

  • @glennpeterson1357
    @glennpeterson1357 Жыл бұрын

    Great to see some good analysis on an area of the world that usually gets overlooked. Thanks Cappy!

  • @crytp0crux
    @crytp0crux Жыл бұрын

    Kudos on the evolution of the channel, its creative content and topic difficulty. Choice of topics are increasingly daring with an eye for market demand, timing and relevancy. One can sense a great support group and an open mind to new ideas or viewpoints.

  • @sointu123
    @sointu123 Жыл бұрын

    It is so extremely difficult for a people to fight against dictatorship and change their country's political system. How a few people manage to inflict so much suffering on their own population is just so incredibly sad.

  • @billpetersen298

    @billpetersen298

    Жыл бұрын

    You should check out, what’s happening in the Solomon Islands. The Chinese throw some bribes around, turn some politicians, and it’s game over.

  • @kaibotski4939

    @kaibotski4939

    Жыл бұрын

    That's why a group of professional vanguard revolutionaries that represents the majority is important.

  • @memenadekhanh3992

    @memenadekhanh3992

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kaibotski4939 "professional vanguard revolutionaries" smells like commies. Commies are evil.

  • @Demopans5990

    @Demopans5990

    Жыл бұрын

    Strangely, how does the junta expect to run a country when all the civilians are gone?

  • @user-qg8mp7vm5l

    @user-qg8mp7vm5l

    Жыл бұрын

    一个民族要想富强最关键的是改变他的文化。没有文化的民族永远是落后的,什么制度也不行。

  • @jontrout2010
    @jontrout2010 Жыл бұрын

    This isn't a new conflict per-se, but it's nice to see the global community paying more attention to this, at least overtly.

  • @ianhines2302

    @ianhines2302

    Жыл бұрын

    The involvement of the majority Bamar people on the rebel side and this level of fighting teetering on all our civil war is new though

  • @hawkeye7527

    @hawkeye7527

    Жыл бұрын

    Longest currently running civil war

  • @owensthilaire8189

    @owensthilaire8189

    Жыл бұрын

    I do wonder why Canadas Trudeau felt the need to get involved with Myanmars situation. Back in 2017 I think the CBC talked for weeks straight about how the Rohingia Muslims were being treated so badly. Then for some reason felt the need to strip Ang San Su Ky of her honourary Canadian citizenship over these same Muslims. A few years later when China was persecuting Uihger Muslims Canadas Trudeau refused to condemn China. Many Canadians suspect our current government of aiding China even to the detriment of we the people of Canada. I have been curious how this all fit together. Excuse my Anglo spelling of Asian names.

  • @stoda01

    @stoda01

    Жыл бұрын

    Don't like the election results, say they are rigged and try and take over. Sounds familiar?

  • @meilinchan7314

    @meilinchan7314

    Жыл бұрын

    You are right. Myanmar has never truly been unified. Most dynasties would seldom last long before they either resulted in a coup or outright war (or in the case of the Konbaung, get thoroughly creamed by the British Empire). And as Mr Capuletto mentioned but implied, the Bamar do not truly like the Chinese, having been invaded many times before - once, under the Yuan, and one more time, again, under the Qing dynasty. I would, as an ethnic Chinese, label Myanmar as the Qing's Afghanistan or Iraq. Hopefully though the Americans will evade the same fate as the Qing - even though the Qing "won", they lost many soldiers, and more importantly, suffered an economic downturn. This meant that after Qianlong, Qing control over China would wane until that fateful year, 1911.

  • @andrewmcalister3462
    @andrewmcalister3462 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Chris for posting in depth on a topic that otherwise gets very little media attention

  • @uppnattm2008
    @uppnattm200811 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this insightful clarity!

  • @odinc55
    @odinc55 Жыл бұрын

    I find geopolitics so interesting, crazy how a relatively small asian country could cause a disaster for China.

  • @odinc55

    @odinc55

    Жыл бұрын

    @@indiasuperclean6969 bro what

  • @arthas640

    @arthas640

    Жыл бұрын

    That's one of the major problems with strongman politics that countries like China and Russia rely on. They need an image of invulnerability and they need to be feared and respected to remain in power so any failure can be catastrophic. That's also why when anything goes wrong they have a tendency to scapegoat underling(s) or enemies. There were several causes but that was a big part of why the USSR collapsed after Afghanistan: a few of their satellite states had tried distancing themselves from Moscow (famously Hungary and Czechoslovakia) and after being violently crushed it kept the rest in line but once the Soviets failed in Afghanistan they started testing the waters with protests and when those werent crushed it created a wave of protests that killed the Soviet empire. The Soviets could, like many dictatorships with strongman leaders, weather economic crises and endure mass casualties from war or famine, but they couldnt survive losing their air of invulnerability. Putin is in the same situation with Ukraine. This is also why they're often unwilling to admit defeat in war and try to solve the problem by sending waves of men and material until they win or run out of assets to throw at the problem. It creates a situation where every protest, every war, every failing major program is an existential crises.

  • @renzmanzano4010

    @renzmanzano4010

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@arthas640 bruh, hope you dont expect people to read that literal wall of text

  • @x-a-

    @x-a-

    Жыл бұрын

    @@renzmanzano4010 I did and my knowledge expended, it took me less that 1 minute. English isn't even my native language. I guess you're a kid who still have difficulties to read ? It's fine read more, you'll improve.

  • @t2216

    @t2216

    Жыл бұрын

    This relatively small country is exactly the 2 times size of Germany :D

  • @Oscar_SanJuan
    @Oscar_SanJuan Жыл бұрын

    I know you make little jokes at your own expense Cappy, but the frequency and quality of uploads you and your team commit to is astounding. My personal favorites are when you guys cover weapon systems, their capabilities, and get interviews with people who have used those weapon systems. Keep going Task and Purpose and I'll keep eating this stuff up.

  • @ColdHawk

    @ColdHawk

    Жыл бұрын

    I could not agree more! This channel really is amazing. Whenever there is a mispronunciation in the narrative, I have to grin at how truly un-pretentious this guy is - while being the kind of powerhouse who blows the doors off the so called “intellectuals” running most media. It points to something that is missing just about everywhere else; substance over style. I am here for the facts and analysis. If, for example, I really need to have the correct pronunciation of that small town in the Ukrainian countryside I am going to go to a Ukrainian language source anyway - not CNN. I like the green screen gags, one liners and the contrasting, deadly seriousness about certain things. The occasional rough edges in Cappy’s presentation I hear as a kind of “Fuuck youu Tony!” to mainstream media.

  • @antonnurwald5700
    @antonnurwald5700 Жыл бұрын

    Once again thank you Chris. You just keep churning out these vids, and they're great. Again, I had no idea about some of these things, for instance that the rebels are so effective.

  • @rekx_rokx
    @rekx_rokx Жыл бұрын

    I do really appreciate your attention did the conflict and and reality of what's going on Myanmar. I lived in Japan for several years, I wasn't in the military. I traveled through South Korea, Hong Kong Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines. Your vlog about Myanmar shows me that you did your research. Task and purpose.

  • @nomastersnogods9303
    @nomastersnogods9303 Жыл бұрын

    I was in Myanmar in 2015. It is such a beautiful place. The people and culture is amazing. I hope Myanmar manages to sort things out.. My thoughts and prayers go out to Myanmar people. 🙏🙏🙏

  • @nomastersnogods9303

    @nomastersnogods9303

    Жыл бұрын

    I hope Myanmar manages to sort things out, because Myanmar is such a beautiful country and Myanmar people are honest, friendly and helpful. [For more, pls read the informative multi-pages comments by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News"..It's on KZread.] My thoughts and prayers go out to Myanmar 🙏

  • @mrsalwaysright6478

    @mrsalwaysright6478

    Жыл бұрын

    No doubt, Burma/Myanmar is an absolutely beautiful nation and the people are honest, friendly and helpful. Unfortunately, the vast majority of innocent people of Myanmar have suffered for way too long through no fault of their own... [For plain truths about Myanmar, pls read the informative insightful multi-pages comments by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News"... It's on KZread.] Peace and prosperity to long suffering Myanmar people! 🙏🙏🙏

  • @nomastersnogods9303

    @nomastersnogods9303

    Жыл бұрын

    Like I said, Myanmar is an absolutely beautiful nation and the people are honest, friendly and helpful. Unfortunately, the vast majority of innocent people of Myanmar have suffered for way too long through no fault of their own.. [For more, pls read the informative multi-pages comments by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News"... It's on KZread]. Peace and prosperity to long suffering Myanmar people! 🙏🙏

  • @lonelyalaskan7208

    @lonelyalaskan7208

    Жыл бұрын

    Like I read it earlier, I agree that Burma would have been much better off without Anglo British Colonialism. For instance, there's hardly any Muslim, Hindu or Christian there up until Colonialism. True, it's fair to say that many of these tragedies that nation facing today, such as racial, ethnic and religious conflicts, started with Colonialism. 😔 Speaking of ethnic and religious tragedies Burma facing today, the fact that the world's longest Civil War which is in Myanmar, mainly between Buddhist Burmese and Christian Karen (while Buddhist Karen are largely at peace) was made it possible, prolonged and supported by Anglo Clans of USA, UK & Australia, etc while they are using next-door neighbor Thailand (which has a defense treaty with them) as a base camp since in the 1950. In my humble opinion, ethnic Karen refugees fleeing the conflict/war in Myanmar are entitled to cross over to Thailand to stay, as well as eligibility to relocate to new places such as USA, Australia. - The fact that the world's longest Civil War which is in Myanmar, mainly between Buddhist Burmese and Christian Karen (while Buddhist Karen are largely at peace) was made it possible, prolonged and supported by Anglo Clans of USA, UK & Australia, etc while they are using next-door neighbor Thailand (which has a defense treaty with them) as a base camp since in the 1950. True, ethnic Karen refugees fleeing the conflict/war in Myanmar are entitled to cross over to Thailand to stay, as well as eligibility to relocate to new places such as USA, Australia. - Anglo Clans of USA, UK & Australia, etc are using next-door neighbor Thailand, which has a defense treaty with them, as a base camp since in the 1950s; from which attack against China/PRC was launched by sending Chinese Nationalist (Taiwanese Kuomintang) forces into nearby Burma's eastern border closed to China in the '50s and '60s. In the '60s and '70s, using Thailand as a base camp, attack against nearby Laos & Cambodia were launched during Indochina war where several millions innocent civilians were killed. - Colonialism & Colonization are evil things done and benefited by evildoers.. Here in Singapore, a tiny island with 6 million souls lives like sardines in a can, where else in nearby vast bountiful Australia which is ten thousand times 10,000 bigger with a mere 27 million inhabitants. Similar situation in tiny and packed Japan, which is running out of space and land. Do you know that their living room and bedroom are the same place, and that most Japanese people sleep in their living room. - Here's the one solution. Why don't Burma's Muslim, Hindu & Christian population, if they wish, move to place like Anglo Colonized vast bountiful Australia/New Zealand in Asia-Pacific region? After all, these are Asia-Pacific lands looted from Native Asians-Pacific people." 😔 Speaking of the coups in Burma and some others around the world today are totally different from the coups which took place over half a century earlier when newly independent nations, including Burma, just came out of centuries-long Colonialism, bitter and poverty-stricken, turned to a new deal of Social-Democratic system (Socialism/Communism). - Today's coups, in most cases, are changes in the political system only, while the economic system is mostly left intact. Like I said, today's coups, in nations such as South Korea, the Philippines & Thailand, in most cases, are changes in the political sector only, while the economic/investment sectors are mostly left intact. - So what is this the fact that the West & their Western news media hardly utter a negative word about coups in Asian nations such as South Korea & the Philippines in the past and Thailand today; and yet the West, Western news media and their affiliates hardly have a day goes by without having negative comments & reactions regarding coup in Myanmar. May I ask why are they treating it so differently with Myanmar and most of all, what are they up to, what is their truth motives behind all these? - Speaking of USA-led joint annual military exercise in Thailand, which has been under military coup since 2014, and true, last August 2021/22, the largest annual military exercise was held among full participating nations, USA, Thailand, South Korea, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia & Singapore.

  • @lonelyalaskan7208

    @lonelyalaskan7208

    Жыл бұрын

    Speaking of the coups in Burma and some others around the world today are totally different from the coups which took place over half a century earlier when newly independent nations, including Burma, just came out of centuries-long Colonialism, bitter and poverty-stricken, turned to a new deal of Social-Democratic system (Socialism/Communism). - Today's coups, in most cases, are changes in the political system only, while the economic system is mostly left intact. Like I said, today's coups, in nations such as South Korea, the Philippines & Thailand, in most cases, are changes in the political sector only, while the economic/investment sectors are mostly left intact. - So what is this the fact that the West & their Western news media hardly utter a negative word about coups in Asian nations such as South Korea & the Philippines in the past and Thailand today; and yet the West, Western news media and their affiliates hardly have a day goes by without having negative comments & reactions regarding coup in Myanmar. May I ask why are they treating it so differently with Myanmar and most of all, what are they up to, what is their truth motives behind all these? - Speaking of USA-led joint annual military exercise in Thailand, which has been under military coup since 2014, and true, last August 2021/22, the largest annual military exercise was held among full participating nations, USA, Thailand, South Korea, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia & Singapore. Moreover, I agree that Burma would have been much better off without Anglo British Colonialism. For instance, there's hardly any Muslim, Hindu or Christian there up until Colonialism. True, it's fair to say that many of these tragedies that nation facing today, such as racial, ethnic and religious conflicts, started with Colonialism. 😔 Speaking of ethnic and religious tragedies Burma facing today, the fact that the world's longest Civil War which is in Myanmar, mainly between Buddhist Burmese and Christian Karen (while Buddhist Karen are largely at peace) was made it possible, prolonged and supported by Anglo Clans of USA, UK & Australia, etc while they are using next-door neighbor Thailand (which has a defense treaty with them) as a base camp since in the 1950. In my humble opinion, ethnic Karen refugees fleeing the conflict/war in Myanmar are entitled to cross over to Thailand to stay, as well as eligibility to relocate to new places such as USA, Australia. - The fact that the world's longest Civil War which is in Myanmar, mainly between Buddhist Burmese and Christian Karen (while Buddhist Karen are largely at peace) was made it possible, prolonged and supported by Anglo Clans of USA, UK & Australia, etc while they are using next-door neighbor Thailand (which has a defense treaty with them) as a base camp since in the 1950. True, ethnic Karen refugees fleeing the conflict/war in Myanmar are entitled to cross over to Thailand to stay, as well as eligibility to relocate to new places such as USA, Australia. - Anglo Clans of USA, UK & Australia, etc are using next-door neighbor Thailand, which has a defense treaty with them, as a base camp since in the 1950s; from which attack against China/PRC was launched by sending Chinese Nationalist (Taiwanese Kuomintang) forces into nearby Burma's eastern border closed to China in the '50s and '60s. In the '60s and '70s, using Thailand as a base camp, attack against nearby Laos & Cambodia were launched during Indochina war where several millions innocent civilians were killed. - Colonialism & Colonization are evil things done and benefited by evildoers.. Here in Singapore, a tiny island with 6 million souls lives like sardines in a can, where else in nearby vast bountiful Australia which is ten thousand times 10,000 bigger with a mere 27 million inhabitants. Similar situation in tiny and packed Japan, which is running out of space and land. Do you know that their living room and bedroom are the same place, and that most Japanese people sleep in their living room. - Here's the one solution. Why don't Burma's Muslim, Hindu & Christian population, if they wish, move to place like Anglo Colonized vast bountiful Australia/New Zealand in Asia-Pacific region? After all, these are Asia-Pacific lands looted from Native Asians-Pacific people." 😔

  • @obergfamily9049
    @obergfamily9049 Жыл бұрын

    If I was a teacher I'd genuinely show this to my students if they're old enough. Top marks, Chris.

  • @acey457

    @acey457

    Жыл бұрын

    your students will be eating pickled eggs behind their textbooks no doubt

  • @B.D.E.

    @B.D.E.

    Жыл бұрын

    Teacher of what?

  • @dingus6317

    @dingus6317

    Жыл бұрын

    @@B.D.E. knowledge

  • @joshjones6072

    @joshjones6072

    Жыл бұрын

    @Andrew Documented That's a very odd comment. I know the 300k wumao propaganda operators of China and the People's Liberation Army are supposed to spread dismay and divide people on the internet, but that's silly.

  • @tomhenry897

    @tomhenry897

    Жыл бұрын

    If it’s not anti American it’s not allowed

  • @zacharydavis4398
    @zacharydavis4398 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for spending the time to create and share this content awareness

  • @Redsson56
    @Redsson56 Жыл бұрын

    Your videos have become much more informative about topics that more of us need to understand. Thank you.

  • @michaelschmidt7214
    @michaelschmidt7214 Жыл бұрын

    I actually worked with a Karin guy from myanmar. He still called it Burma and I think his Dad was in a opposition militia

  • @livewellwitheds6885

    @livewellwitheds6885

    Жыл бұрын

    oh damn, I have read stuff about Burma before but never realized.... now I feel dumb

  • @heyhoe168

    @heyhoe168

    Жыл бұрын

    @@livewellwitheds6885 yeah. I have heard they are keeping switching name for some reason, but never dived into what is happening there. Turns out, the country switching name is not a sign of stability.

  • @acey457

    @acey457

    Жыл бұрын

    I call it burma but then again i eat 10 pickled eggs minimum every day

  • @michaelschmidt7214

    @michaelschmidt7214

    Жыл бұрын

    @@livewellwitheds6885 I knew nothing about it until I worked with this guy

  • @shivanshna7618

    @shivanshna7618

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@indiasuperclean6969 bot

  • @jessealexander9074
    @jessealexander9074 Жыл бұрын

    Videos keep getting better and better

  • @Sk0lzky
    @Sk0lzky Жыл бұрын

    Really nice analysis, you're really getting good at this!

  • @captainmaim
    @captainmaim Жыл бұрын

    this is literally the only info I've seen on this conflict. Thank you!

  • @htet346
    @htet346 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for covering this forgotten crisis. You did a very good job by covering many aspects of the crisis. But, just one thing to point out, Myanmar has never been a communist country. Junta general Ne Win utilized his own version of socialism. Actually during his reign he was once invited to the white house because he fought against communist insurgents backed by China, but at the same time he was also massacring ethnic minorities and jailing political oppositions .

  • @robertvlam1427

    @robertvlam1427

    Жыл бұрын

    4 am 56m and 72

  • @AR15andGOD

    @AR15andGOD

    Жыл бұрын

    socialism is communism

  • @htet346

    @htet346

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AR15andGOD not really.

  • @Theman-qs9vw

    @Theman-qs9vw

    Жыл бұрын

    Proof western countries only care about humanitarianism when it's convenient. Even now, billions go to Ukraine while the Burmese people are massacred, not a single weapon has been sent to the PDF from any western country.

  • @blaiiiine5594

    @blaiiiine5594

    Жыл бұрын

    So just communism with a new label?

  • @1701enter
    @1701enter Жыл бұрын

    I was privileged to work in Yangon and found the people so full of hope for the future (this was 2013) I was profoundly upset to see this latest disaster overtake this wonderful country thank you for highlighting this dilemma I so wish this country and it people well

  • @arthas640

    @arthas640

    Жыл бұрын

    kind of depressing how they've basically been stuck in the cold war for most of their countries history.

  • @rootmebb

    @rootmebb

    Жыл бұрын

    a lot of things changed after 2013

  • @paxe856
    @paxe856 Жыл бұрын

    Bro your videos just keep elevating to another level!

  • @ColdHawk
    @ColdHawk Жыл бұрын

    I am so often amazed by this channel. I should really expect it by now, but how often _can_ they raise the bar before they top out? Evidently, more than my limited imagination would predict. It’s really hard to express the amount of admiration I have for these folks and for Chris. Thank you Task and Purpose for what you are bringing to the public!

  • @hwp115
    @hwp115 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for exploring Myanmar situation. As a citizen of Myanmar I'm very grateful.

  • @eboracum
    @eboracum Жыл бұрын

    This is one of your best videos. I learned so much from it that I hadn't seen before.

  • @jmpetersrn
    @jmpetersrn Жыл бұрын

    You consistently do a good job, Cappy.

  • @doogieham
    @doogieham Жыл бұрын

    I’m really sad to see what’s happening in Myanmar. I had an opportunity to spend part of 2015 in the country and the country was so full of hope at that time. I met so many lovely people and I often what’s become of them now. BTW, I think you meant Laos when you mentioned that Cambodia bordered Myanmar.

  • @petermathews1515

    @petermathews1515

    Жыл бұрын

    @@northpointaxe6167 I thought their army was drawn mostly from the Bama ethnicity from which the Burma name comes. Can you explain a bit more of the Yang connection.

  • @stonegiant4
    @stonegiant4 Жыл бұрын

    The anti-junta factions have been rapidly improving their homebrewed firearms providing evidence of the futility of gun control. They started this conflict making black powder muzzle loaders, progressed to 3d printed guns (fgc9 is battle tested now lol), and now they're making pretty good clones of various autloaders.

  • @mijoges6288

    @mijoges6288

    Жыл бұрын

    is this the first conflict where 3d printed guns are playing a large role?

  • @flow5718

    @flow5718

    Жыл бұрын

    They're being supported by the CIA and every other 3 letter agency in the collective West. It's not exactly easy to get your hands on high quality 3d printing equipment and expertise in manufacturing firearms with them because the entire process itself is not as easy as 2d printing on a piece of paper, and all of this in a country like Burma LOL. The deposed "democratic" leader Aung San Suu Kyi was a tool of the US empire, the NED even "honored" her for being the best puppet of the year award.

  • @ErikFlores3560

    @ErikFlores3560

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@mijoges6288 Widely used, but not a large role.

  • @concernedcitizen1644

    @concernedcitizen1644

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mijoges6288 not just guns, drones too

  • @mijoges6288

    @mijoges6288

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ErikFlores3560 gotcha

  • @wooohooo103
    @wooohooo103 Жыл бұрын

    Great stuff. Glad you're covering these parts of the world too. Things aren't easy in Myanmar. The town area in Singapore is flooded with Myanmar domestic workers and a pastor friend (he's native Karen tribe) has his hands full taking care of people both on our shores and those in Myanmar

  • @user-qm6sf2ci2f
    @user-qm6sf2ci2f Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your post.We r grateful.Keep digging sir.U will find more.

  • @johnsan3200
    @johnsan3200 Жыл бұрын

    As a service member from Myanmar, thank you brother for covering what’s going on.

  • @deepmind3996
    @deepmind3996 Жыл бұрын

    Great coverage. Please update this content as often as you can. The insightful analytics really help to see the overall picture.

  • @theboshane
    @theboshane Жыл бұрын

    This must be one of the best researched "Brief history of Myanmar." Congratulations to your team for your marvelous effort.

  • @charleswomack2166
    @charleswomack2166 Жыл бұрын

    Well-researched and brilliantly analyzed as per usual Sgt. Cappy! Did they not have you take the ASVAB test before enlisting? Did they offer you an Intel job?

  • @whatident
    @whatident Жыл бұрын

    This is very in-depth and informative, thank you

  • @X1GenKaneShiroX
    @X1GenKaneShiroX Жыл бұрын

    As a Maharashtrian Indian, I would say that China would never attack Myanmar and Myanmar would never attack China. Myanmar is literally China’s and Russia’s strongest ally. This is also a fact, there was a battle one time where Burmese troops KIA is 195 while Bangladeshi troops KIA is 4,875.

  • @zaman747

    @zaman747

    Жыл бұрын

    A battle that exists in Bollywood only?

  • @MW-dd8vk

    @MW-dd8vk

    Жыл бұрын

    They wouldn’t go to war with The Myanmar military but they would most likely keep the regime from collapsing like Russia and Iran did in Syria.

  • @patthonsirilim5739

    @patthonsirilim5739

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MW-dd8vk it comes down to weather its viable maybe proping up a new govt is better

  • @tamasgyorffy1

    @tamasgyorffy1

    Жыл бұрын

    You cannot be best friend with ruizza (Mordor), and China, at the same time. "Friend" you can be, it means you are subordinate and cant do anything. Remember Cambodia? The Khmer Rouge, supported by Russia, and being communist (or so they said), were attacked by China after 2 or 3 years if I am tright... alliances can change...Burma (Myanmar) would probably be better off choosing a way that is in parallel with Thailand... just an european opinion (born in India)

  • @notme9816

    @notme9816

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@tamasgyorffy1 If I remember correctly Vietnam attaced Khmer Rouge, but was told to back off by China?

  • @theneurologist1
    @theneurologist1 Жыл бұрын

    ✨Holy F...... ALREADY almost at 1mil subscribers!!! That last couple hundred thousand went fast!!! Keep up the amazing work ! You got this!! ✨

  • @egelin24
    @egelin24 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you & Thanks to each member of your family for the sacrifices it takes for 1 member to serve.

  • @jaserror
    @jaserror Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for covering this - thanks to you now I'd like to know more in depth about the Myanmar civil war.

  • @baseddepartment4982
    @baseddepartment4982 Жыл бұрын

    as someone form mayanmar thank you cappy for giving us the spotlight

  • @baseddepartment4982

    @baseddepartment4982

    Жыл бұрын

    @@relentlessfrags4914 the army and police cheifs benefit from this a lot so yea

  • @joelthornton3508
    @joelthornton3508 Жыл бұрын

    Way to cover a lot of information in a short period of time. Well done.

  • @christophergriffin9619
    @christophergriffin9619 Жыл бұрын

    I really love your content, how are you able to research and cover such a diverse set of topics? Thanks

  • @samryan180
    @samryan180 Жыл бұрын

    I love the pace of videos these days!

  • @yousseph777
    @yousseph777 Жыл бұрын

    I find T&P turn toward the geopolitical insightful, and interesting. I enjoy the content. The last few months particularly good, cool. Well done.

  • @Michael-dr6ev

    @Michael-dr6ev

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! We do our best to bring you all the best content possible!

  • @chrissartain4430
    @chrissartain4430 Жыл бұрын

    Happy to see you spreading out your views on the worldwide views !!

  • @weinienooi9978
    @weinienooi9978 Жыл бұрын

    Appreciate the compact and illuminating history lesson on Myanmar. Kudos on not mispronouncing Melaka / Malacca. You sounded almost Malaysian saying it. :)

  • @XxHailSocialxX
    @XxHailSocialxX Жыл бұрын

    The dance duo idea was genius haha. Quality as usual 👌

  • @brigandboy1425
    @brigandboy1425 Жыл бұрын

    Myanmar is a very clear example of why an armed populace is necessary to secure freedom for a nation.

  • @jesusRamirez-xv7xp

    @jesusRamirez-xv7xp

    Жыл бұрын

    And Syria is a clear example of why an armed populace is a bad idea

  • @rapier12r63
    @rapier12r63 Жыл бұрын

    I do so enjoy seeing all these channels dedicated to military gear and stuff, into global geopolitical commentaries...

  • @AnInterestedObserver
    @AnInterestedObserver Жыл бұрын

    This is news to me, I've not heard this depth of detail anywhere else. Thanks!

  • @lachlanwelsh5880
    @lachlanwelsh5880 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent report. As someone who has long watched Myanmar (my first crush was on a half Burmese half English girl a long time back) you have actually reported with nuance. And honesty. Well done

  • @mrpeeps003
    @mrpeeps003 Жыл бұрын

    Love these vids keep them coming!!!

  • @Taskandpurpose

    @Taskandpurpose

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks I’ll keep making them if people watch em

  • @marksawesomeadventures
    @marksawesomeadventures Жыл бұрын

    WOW! Very Insightful!!

  • @JaJaHead
    @JaJaHead Жыл бұрын

    Been a long time fan of your channel. Thank you for shining a spotlight on my home country Myanmar.

  • @daviddougherty5714
    @daviddougherty5714 Жыл бұрын

    Most entertaining so far. Loved it! Always highly informative.

  • @MichaelMichaelides

    @MichaelMichaelides

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, much appreciated!

  • @imatthew3d404
    @imatthew3d404 Жыл бұрын

    bro i love your vids u make me very happy all the time thankyou for everything

  • @rebeccaaldrich3396
    @rebeccaaldrich3396 Жыл бұрын

    This is one of the most important videos out here!

  • @mikeshirk1137
    @mikeshirk1137 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this summary of the situation in Myanmar. I wish more people were aware of the plight of the people there. If you do any episodes on the country in the future and need help with pronunciation I'm happy to help. I lived there 2005 to 2012 and am married to a Myanmar citizen (Kachin). Here are a few pointers: Myanmar - You did this well, just don't pronounce the final R. The spelling comes from the Brits who wouldn't pronounce it. The "my" at the beginning is like the beginning of "music" - you nailed that part. Neither syllable is accented. Tatmadaw - tat-muh-daw (last part rhymes with law) Ne Win - Also spelled Nay Win and pronounced like that, though maybe "Neh Win" is closer. His grandson was in a class I taught and had the same name. Bamar people don't have surnames per se, so calling him General Win isn't common. Just say General Ne Win. Kyaukpyu - Jowk Pyoo. The "ky" makes a "j" sound in Burmese and the "au" in this case is close to the "ow" in cow. That first syllable is aggressively accented. "Pyu" is like a church pew. Aung San - The "au" is the same as above, so it's close to "owng sahn". Great job overall!

  • @redrum707monkey
    @redrum707monkey Жыл бұрын

    thanks for the great level of detail and knowledge you just gave me I'm a better informed person 2 thumbs up!

  • @Jester-Riddle
    @Jester-Riddle Жыл бұрын

    I am very pleased to see someone publicly talking about what is happening in Myanmar ... The World and especially the USA needs educating on these type of situations occurring outside of the 'back yard' ... Keep up the good work. 👍

  • @AR15andGOD

    @AR15andGOD

    Жыл бұрын

    ok bud

  • @BenCadetThePastafarian

    @BenCadetThePastafarian

    10 ай бұрын

    what does this have to do with us? the USA is not ur country its ours, we don't have to do that

  • @darrelllancaster9554
    @darrelllancaster955411 ай бұрын

    Very captivating. Well done. 🎯

  • @Aang_L._Jackson
    @Aang_L._Jackson9 ай бұрын

    You did a phenomenal job with this one... well done... I am so thankful that you're spreading awareness about my homeland... fingers crossed that Myanmar's democracy will prevail...

  • @BruhdudeJX
    @BruhdudeJX Жыл бұрын

    When world politics gets fricky

  • @BlockImmigrants

    @BlockImmigrants

    Жыл бұрын

    @@indiasuperclean6969 🤡 🤡

  • @badgerpa9
    @badgerpa9 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent job Cappy that is a tough place to explain. You are doing excellent on your videos. Stay safe and healthy Cappy.

  • @Michael-dr6ev

    @Michael-dr6ev

    Жыл бұрын

    🙏

  • @nathanclaypole3778
    @nathanclaypole37789 ай бұрын

    This video was great - do you have an update video in the works 6 months down the track?

  • @shafinrahman2199
    @shafinrahman2199 Жыл бұрын

    I'm from neighbouring Bangladesh. This war badly affected us too. Just before the war, the Myanmar army started killing people in Arakan province of Myanmar and those people came to Bangladesh for refuge. We are a poor country as is, and feeding 1.5+ million refugees has taken it's toll on us. We've asked neighbour India and other big countries like USA, Europe to take some of the refugees and help us out but so far no one has helped much aside from your usual aid which is very little. We can only hope Myanmar goes back to peace and the people can return home someday.

  • @zwemawhtet
    @zwemawhtet Жыл бұрын

    thanks for covering my country... and making people aware of the situation... prices have gone up and people are struggling to survive...

  • @ld871111
    @ld871111 Жыл бұрын

    It's simple. China wasn't too happy about the coup, but figured the only way it can keep its investments safe is by falling in line with the junta.

  • @daveoatway6126
    @daveoatway6126 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent content and presentation!

  • @wezzard
    @wezzard Жыл бұрын

    I've been cycling from Mandalay-Rangoon-Thailand in 2017, even though as tourists we had to follow certain rules like not stepping out of beaten path and renting tourist hotel, sometimes we went away from busy roads and found ourselfs experiencing the distress some people were in. Like renting a burmese only hotel, having the owners husband nervously driving us quickly the next morning to a bus station so that we could leave as fast as possible. Or being in a village where there were separatists fighting 2 years prior, some people had to eat the markets left over on the ground that dogs didnt eat first. The governement had cut off the electricity so only during diner time they would start the generator. I really loved this trip, it was beautiful and was quite an adventure ! It just saddens me that it will take a while before anyone can enjoy this marvelous country.

  • @NA-yb9sj
    @NA-yb9sj Жыл бұрын

    4:05 kyauk phyu (pronounced: kiok pew) means white stone. a great episode. very informative.

  • @scottlillard561
    @scottlillard561 Жыл бұрын

    Dude, I love the new geopolitics videos!

  • @salto198
    @salto198 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting - please keep on covering the conflict in Myanmar.

  • @paxtecum8699
    @paxtecum869911 ай бұрын

    Great videos, I have a small suggestion. Add subdivision to your videos. I like your videos, keep doing a great job.

  • @axlfrhalo
    @axlfrhalo Жыл бұрын

    thanks for covering this, been super interested in this whole civil war but haven't found that great info!

  • @1xm_mx1
    @1xm_mx1 Жыл бұрын

    LOL Good workout! I'm from Myanmar, and have been watching your channel for some time. I've been wondering what you thought about the situation here. Thanks for the insight!

  • @eb2698
    @eb2698 Жыл бұрын

    GREAT VIDEOS. INFORMATIVE CHANNEL

  • @carpenter3069
    @carpenter3069 Жыл бұрын

    What an excellent summary of the situation in Myanmar. It rings true but I'm too lazy to research the details.

  • @trentonarney6066
    @trentonarney6066 Жыл бұрын

    If I remember this kicked off not too long after TopGear was there. Honestly I didn't know it was still ongoing. Thanks for being informative American MSM.

  • @joemancini2988
    @joemancini2988 Жыл бұрын

    Hey Cap you’re getting this geopolitical stuff down pretty good. 😊

  • @EagleEyesWatching
    @EagleEyesWatching6 ай бұрын

    I start subscribe my bro channel never thought about he is willing to talk about 🇲🇲 Myanmar really appreciate what you doing.

  • @jamessolomon9023
    @jamessolomon9023 Жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU! Chris and team for covering this topic! You’ve been doing better job than most big news outlets! Nothing but respect🫡

  • @markwilliford4567
    @markwilliford4567 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent reporting...

  • @amarured
    @amarured Жыл бұрын

    Great job cappy. Keep up the good work. Greetings from germany 🫡🇩🇪

  • @rafimuhammadzakaria482
    @rafimuhammadzakaria482 Жыл бұрын

    Hi. I'm from Bangladesh, the neighbouring country you mentioned. I can assure you that the Burmese army is very cruel and dishonorable yet notoriously bad at fighting wars, the one thing they're supposed to do. There's been this one incident where their border guard had informed our border guards that they'll be taking an advanced position for training. Instead their military showed up with tanks and artillery as they took over a sizable portion of border land (as I said, deplorable). Our border guards together with some local villagers had organized an armed resistance and attacked the following night. A handful of our border guards and farmers massacred the Burmese army that night. The casualty was close to 10:1 Burmese - Bangladeshi. Our actual army didn't even had to get involved. Want Myanmar back into western fold? Give us about 15,000-20,000 pieces of small arms (preferably AK-47s or their Chinese variants). We'll equip the rohingya refugees. Together with our army, we can conquer the whole country within a month. Easy.

  • @prateekbhurkay9376

    @prateekbhurkay9376

    Жыл бұрын

    This seems really interesting! Can you link me to media where I can learn more about it?

  • @lookintoit4537

    @lookintoit4537

    Жыл бұрын

    Here in India we're so obsessed with out western neighbor, that we have absolutely no idea whats going on in the east.

  • @FriZal

    @FriZal

    Жыл бұрын

    Lmao sound like Bush making up reasons to invade Iraq. No thanks, you obviously do not care about Burmese people. You simply want to occupy our country and turn into western puppet. It won’t be too nice to be free from junta in a moment just to get back under corrupt pro-western politicians who only care about the western interests? Plus have you ever heard of geography?

  • @kaibotski4939

    @kaibotski4939

    Жыл бұрын

    not so easy. You still have religious intolerance. I mean the Rohingyas need support but more guns is just adding fuel to the fire. It will look like Iraq in SEA. You have the different ethnicities and then you have the PRC obsessed Wa state autonomous region that will back any Chinese directive. They are literally a Chinese colony and uses RMB as it's official currency. Not so easy, the best option is let it simmer down after enough dead locks then they have to restart dialogue else where. It's the tradition of all these countries. Talk peace else where get witnessed by countries that have interests in them🤷‍♂️

  • @pathoithingz4320

    @pathoithingz4320

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lookintoit4537 u should , it's a really serious situation that can affect north east region heavily

  • @bryanmcdermott4204
    @bryanmcdermott4204 Жыл бұрын

    Educational, entertaining, and egregious pronunciation of "junta?" I'm in! Seriously, keep up the great work.

  • @KevinK-ey5uu
    @KevinK-ey5uu Жыл бұрын

    If the US ever got to the point where it would blockade the Malacca Straights and risk war with China, then blockading the Myanmar ports on the Bay of Bengal, that transported oil/gas to China via pipelines would not be a difficult next step.

  • @kymanibrown8039

    @kymanibrown8039

    Жыл бұрын

    Why do you want the US to be provoking China over there, miles from it's coast like that????? That would be like China blockading the Panama canal....Are you crazy?

  • @babu.x990
    @babu.x990 Жыл бұрын

    Bro, I'm glad you covered the conflict of my country. Thank you.

  • @azurejester1520
    @azurejester1520 Жыл бұрын

    All peoples deserve freedom. Liberty and justice for *all*. Not a few, not some. All. This is an important topic

  • @mikeyourbag8997
    @mikeyourbag8997 Жыл бұрын

    Great report