In August, the Chinese embassy in Rangoon expressed support for myanmar's action to investigate irregularities in the "disputed New Town" in Karen State, on the Border with Thailand, by Chinese investors who had been involved in illegal casino activities in Cambodia and the Philippines.
The Miawaddy Water Valley project, known locally as "Chinatown", is a us $15 billion (19.45 trillion kyat) partnership between myanmar's Karen State Border Guards and Hong Kong-based company Asia Pacific International Holding Group (IHG), according to the report.The Karen State Border Guards is a Burmese military-backed armed force led by Colonel Sochidhok formerly known as the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA).
The project has attracted a lot of criticism and controversy because of a lack of transparency, land seizures, a chaotic scale of construction, a steady influx of Chinese money, suspected illegal activity and local concerns about the social impact of the casino industry.
Li Fuquan (right), founder of China-Myanmar Economic Cooperation and Development Promotion Association (CMECD), and Yu Xinqi (left), president of Asean Labor Party, Asean Shaanxi Overseas Chinese Federation and Thailand Shaanxi Association, pose for a photo after a meeting in Bangkok
In June, the Burmese government set up a special court to investigate illegal activities in urban projects invested by Chinese investors.But so far, the court has taken no action, and its investigation appears to have been halted because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Asia-pacific Group Bosses' busy '
Despite the coronavirus lockdown, Asia Pacific management is still gambling in the new city.Recently, the Thai border police have arrested many Thai and Chinese citizens in Mae Sot for illegally entering Thailand.(Thailand has step
