Chinas Wagner? Peking gründet privates Sicherheitsunternehmen in Myanmar

SS: The article discusses China’s establishment of a private security company in Myanmar, aims at safeguarding Chinese investments, particularly those under the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC). This move signals China’s waning confidence in the junta’s ability to maintain security. While there are already [four](https://www.rfa.org/english/opinions/2024/11/21/opinion-myanmar-china-private-military-corporations/) Chinese private security companies that are operating in Myanmar, doing static security work. This new venture, structured as partially Burmese, raises concerns that Beijing might take on a more militarized role than their typical security firms.    Is this a sign of Beijing taking a more proactive approach in Myanmar’s civil war? How might other global powers respond?