On March 30, according to multiple Taiwanese media reports:
The riots in Myanmar became more and more intense, and a large-scale bloody crackdown occurred on the 27th, killing a total of 114 people across the country.
The Taiwan Economic and Investment Office stated that based on the returns from xx, Taiwanese businessmen, such as shoe giant Pocheng and Adidas OEM Changyi, have successively announced suspensions of work and are waiting to see the local situation. As for planning, during this period, Taiwanese businessmen have returned to Taiwan for self-protection, but there has been no large-scale evacuation of overseas Chinese.
As for the local safety of factories, the Investment Office said that because the manufacturers are all in industrial zones and are managed by units, and the industrial zones are all in the suburbs, they have not been affected by the riots concentrated in urban areas. .
The Investment Department reported that local large-scale factories have basically stopped operations due to the large number of workers, but small and medium-sized food factories are worried about the expiration of raw materials. Still running.
The Investment Office also stated that because some manufacturers have returned to Taiwan one after another during the epidemic, the remaining Taiwanese businessmen also returned to Taiwan in the early stages of the riots. Currently, Taiwanese businessmen are still there. Wait and see, and the emergency contact information is registered by foreign xx. It has not yet reached the evacuation stage.
International brands Nike and Addias are manufactured by Baocheng and Changyi. As for whether the suspension of work will affect Taiwan’s supply chain production capacity, the authorities responded that they would contact local manufacturers overseas After consultation, the other party said that Taiwanese companies mainly spoke, so it was inconvenient to speak.
On March 29, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian hosted a regular press conference. A reporter asked: There are reports that nearly a hundred people died in the recent civil conflict in Myanmar. What is China’s comment on the latest situation in Myanmar?
Zhao Lijian said:
“We are concerned about the situation in Myanmar. We have expressed many times that we hope that all parties in Myanmar will remain calm and restrained. , adopt constructive attitudes and actions to promote the relaxation and cooling of the current situation. Violent and bloody conflicts are not in the interests of any party, and the victims are the Myanmar people.
We hope that all parties Based on the fundamental interests of the Myanmar people, we must persist in easing the situation through dialogue and consultation, resolve conflicts and differences within the framework of Myanmar’s constitution and law, and continue to promote Myanmar’s domestic democratic transformation process.”
1 Just now, the United States announced the suspension of the trade agreement with Myanmar
On March 30, according to AFP, the United States suspended the trade agreement with Myanmar.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai posted on social media on the 29th local time that the United States, in accordance with the 2013 The 2016 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) decided to suspend all trade with Myanmar, which takes effect immediately until the democratically elected government of Myanmar returns to power.
Previous reports: H&M Group has suspended new orders to Myanmar suppliers
The unrest in Myanmar has lasted for a long time. Large-scale strikes, marches, protests and social chaos have also disrupted the normal operation of the local clothing manufacturing industry. The business of Swedish clothing giant H&M Group in Myanmar has been greatly affected. Recently, H&M Group announced that it would suspend new orders from Myanmar suppliers.
The situation in Myanmar has seriously affected H&M’s supply chain and operating capabilities. According to Reuters, H&M Myanmar general manager Serkan Tanka said in an email: “While we will not take any immediate action to solve the problems that need to be solved for the long-term development of our supply chain in Myanmar, we have currently suspended supplies to Myanmar. “This is due to the actual difficult and uncertain situation in Myanmar today, which has limited our ability to operate in Myanmar, including serious challenges in manufacturing and infrastructure, raw material imports and finished product transportation. .”
H&M has approximately 45 direct suppliers in Myanmar. It has been purchasing products from Myanmar suppliers for seven consecutive years. This suspension is entirely due to the turbulent political situation in Myanmar. To. In Myanmar’s main city of Yangon, shops, factories and banks have been closed. A shy and paralyzed society cannot make international trade cooperation proceed smoothly. This is a very big blow to Myanmar’s economy.
It is reported that Myanmar has a total of 600 major factories. These factories can provide jobs for about 450,000 Myanmar people. Among them, the garment manufacturing industry is an important part of Myanmar’s economy. important parts of. Strike games make it difficult to operate these factories. What is even worse is that because of the attitude of the Myanmar military, the future situation is full of uncertainty. In order to protest the military’s seizure of power, Myanmar’s trade unions are calling on the people to expand and extend the scale and duration of the strike. This will undoubtedly cause a new round of heavy damage to Myanmar’s manufacturing industry. And now that the military is killing demonstrators, it has thrown a hazy gray cloth over Myanmar’s future.
When will the unrest end? Serkan Tanka, general manager of H&M Myanmar, said that H&M is also very concerned about the situation in Myanmar and is currently working with United Nations agencies,Diplomatic representatives, human rights experts, trade unions and other multinational companies are engaged in dialogue to guide companies in making decisions going forward. </p
