At least 18 people have been killed as anti-China protests spiralled into deadly violence in Myanmar overnight.

The Chinese Embassy in Yangon urged Myanmar’s military leaders to take action and impose martial law to protect its citizens.

Beijing said people armed with iron bars, axes and petrol burned and damaged 10 Chinese factories in the suburb of Hlaing Tharyar

CCP: (We urge the military to) take further effective measures to stop all acts of violence, punish the perpetrators in accordance with the law and ensure the safety of life and property of Chinese companies and personnel in Myanmar.

The nation’s military obliged and shortly after, gunfire began to ring out and military trucks rolled through the streets

It's clear that the Myanmar military is a puppet regime for China's totalitarian expansionism. Western government's can make 'internal affairs' excuses for standing back and watching the oppression of HK's people by China, but what's the excuse for Myanmar?

At what point will the world accept that totalitarianism doesn't die off by itself if you just ignore it?

We have to decouple from China in terms of trade as a first step. That's gonna be very hard to do coz we've let it get way out of hand, but it's the only solution.

The second step is be prepared for WW3. It's that serious. Of course, nobody wants war - especially on that scale - i can hardly believe i'm writing it - but if we want HK people to be free, is there any other way?