{"id":7521,"date":"2025-09-04T04:21:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T21:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/?p=7521"},"modified":"2025-09-04T04:21:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T21:51:38","slug":"the-sco-summit-global-ripples-that-may-also-affect-myanmar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2025\/09\/the-sco-summit-global-ripples-that-may-also-affect-myanmar\/","title":{"rendered":"The SCO Summit: Global Ripples That May Also Affect Myanmar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 September 2 Highlights<\/strong>
(MoeMaKa, September 3, 2025)<\/em><\/p>\n

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The SCO Summit: Global Ripples That May Also Affect Myanmar<\/h3>\n

This week, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)<\/strong> meeting in Tianjin, China<\/strong> has sparked speculation that, amid today\u2019s armed conflicts and trade wars, it could catalyze new alignments among major powers<\/strong> and potentially shift the global balance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As host, China has brought together countries whose weight matters in one dimension or another\u2014Russia, India, Indonesia<\/strong>, etc.\u2014in economics, military power, population, or geopolitics. This makes the gathering one that Western countries will watch closely<\/strong>. Russia straddles Asia and Europe; China now stands second only to the U.S. in economic and military strength; and India is rising toward major-power status. Ahead of the summit, the U.S. announcement of a 50% tariff on India over its purchases of Russian oil<\/strong> appeared to push the world\u2019s most populous democracy closer to Russia and China<\/strong>. American tariff moves and unilateral decisions may, despite India\u2013China border disputes, nudge Beijing and New Delhi<\/strong> toward setting those disputes aside in order to stand back-to-back against U.S. economic dominance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It would be inaccurate to label all SCO attendees \u201cauthoritarian.\u201d<\/strong> While China, Russia\u2014and Myanmar\u2019s coup regime\u2014fit that description, India and Indonesia<\/strong> are also in the room.<\/p>\n

If this summit helps birth new alliances<\/strong> that fit the economic, military, and security shifts of 2025, that would not be surprising. Earlier this year, under President Trump<\/strong>, Washington pressed NATO allies to shoulder more defense costs<\/strong> and imposed unexpected tariff rates<\/strong>, along with other policy reversals. Moves like these are driving major powers to form new groupings<\/strong>, and within that motion, Myanmar\u2019s coup leader may see diplomatic, military, and economic openings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

SCO attendance gave junta chief Min Aung Hlaing<\/strong> opportunities to meet China\u2019s president, India\u2019s prime minister, and Russia\u2019s president<\/strong>\u2014with an evident goal: to win recognition<\/strong> for the junta and for the elections planned at year\u2019s end<\/strong>. Reported remarks by India\u2019s prime minister about recognizing the election would be a windfall<\/strong> for the junta, while China\u2014long supportive of the \u201celection track\u201d\u2014reaffirmed its stance<\/strong> and signaled a continued readiness to pressure<\/strong> ethnic armed groups along its border. In short, given Myanmar\u2019s geopolitical position between China and India<\/strong>, it appears increasingly likely that these two powerful neighbors may recognize and further support<\/strong> the junta\u2019s election plan.<\/p>\n

For the resistance<\/strong>, this landscape demands reassessment<\/strong>. The global geopolitical turn, shifting grand strategies, and evolving alliances must be factored into calculations<\/strong>, and the Spring Revolution\u2019s political and military strategies<\/strong> must be re-drawn accordingly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 September 2 Highlights(MoeMaKa, September 3, 2025) The SCO Summit: Global Ripples That May Also Affect Myanmar This week, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting in Tianjin, China has sparked speculation that, amid today\u2019s armed conflicts and…<\/p>\n

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