A sudden coup in Myanmar! Flights and banks are closed, and people in many places rush to buy daily necessities

In November 2020, the world's largest free trade agreement was reached after 15 countries signed the RCEP.

It’s only February now , and news such as “Myanmar’s president detained by the military” and “Myanmar implements a one-year state of emergency ” have once again caused panic - is the balance in the Asia-Pacific region about to be broken?

Myanmar military takes over

In the early morning of February 1, local time , Aung San Suu Kyi, the chairperson of the NLD, State Counselor and Foreign Minister of Myanmar, and other senior NLD leaders, including Myanmar President Win Myint, were taken away and detained by the Myanmar military.

On the morning of February 1, local time , Myanmar’s military television station issued a statement announcing that the military had taken over power.

At the same time, the Myanmar Presidential Palace issued Order No. 202101, announcing that because the Federal Election Commission refused to deal with the erroneous voter list, the country was in danger. The three branches of national legislation, judiciary and administration were authorized to be transferred to the Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Forces Min Aung Hlaing, and the country was placed in a state of emergency for one year.

Subsequently, Myanmar’s military television announced that Myanmar Vice President Myint Swe would take over as acting president.

After these news came out, they caused an uproar in the country. No one expected that the neighboring country had already carried out a "vigorous" "change of dynasty".

This series of statements also made clear the information that everyone wanted to know. Some netizens said, if a coup occurred in the country, how could the people still have an easy life?

Subsequently, news such as " People in many places in Myanmar rushed to buy daily necessities ", " All domestic and international flights in Myanmar were suspended ", and " The Myanmar Banks Association announced the suspension of domestic banks' operations " were also widely circulated.

After the coup in Myanmar, people in many places rushed to buy daily necessities

It is understood that after the Myanmar military announced that it had taken over power, a large number of people in Yangon, Mandalay and other places rushed to buy rice, oil and other daily necessities, and long queues formed in front of bank ATMs.

Moreover, due to the Myanmar military's declaration of a state of emergency across the country, all international and domestic entrances and exits in Yangon, Myanmar were closed at 5:30 a.m. local time on February 1, and all flights were canceled.

However, it is understood that there are currently no reports of Chinese passengers stranded at Myanmar's Yangon International Airport , which is also good news for Chinese people.

In addition, after Myanmar entered a state of emergency, the payment system and communication system were disrupted on a large scale , Internet services were severely disturbed , telephones in Naypyidaw and Yangon were out of service , and the flow of people on city streets dropped sharply.

Some netizens said that their phone calls and data traffic are unusable now, but their home wifi is still working normally .

Now we really understand what "when it rains it pours". During the epidemic, everyone is having a hard time. Myanmar has declared a state of emergency for one year. As one of the important participants in the RCEP agreement, it may also affect the smooth progress of RCEP.

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