China sends team to monitor ceasefire in Myanmar, foreign ministry confirms

China recently sent a ceasefire monitoring team to Lashio, Myanmar, to oversee the ceasefire between the Myanmar military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said on Tuesday.

Guo made the comments in response to reports that the MNDAA withdrew from the Lashio of Shan State earlier on Tuesday and handed over control of the area to the Myanmar military, thanks to Chinese mediation.

China's latest move was to implement the consensus reached during the Kunming peace talks between the Myanmar government and the MNDAA, and at the invitation of both sides, he said.

China and Myanmar are friendly neighbors, and maintaining peace and stability in northern Myanmar serves the common interests of both countries and peoples, said Guo.

In the next phase, China will continue to advance the Kunming peace talks process, promote ending the war and peace negotiations in northern Myanmar, and work with all parties in Myanmar to safeguard peace and stability along the China-Myanmar border, he said.