BURMA UPDATE 287
22 MAY 2008
CHINESE-MADE POLICE CARS FOR BURMA POLICE FORCE
ARRIVING AT THE SINO-BURMA BORDER
May 20, 2008
According to eye‐witness reports, Chinese‐made Mini‐Vans and light pick‐up trucks of Dong
Feng Motor Corporation brand to be used in Burma Police Force have arrived in Je‐gong.
On Sunday night, eight small cars arrived in Ruili on Sino‐Burmese border carried by a
double‐decker truck and were washed and cleaned at car‐washes, it is learnt. Two cars have
POLICE lettering on them and of blue color with Shan State (North) Police Force emblems.
Although a lot of Chinese‐made military vehicles have been supplied to Burma Army before,
this is the first time that police cars were supplied for use in Burma Police Force. While it is
not clear yet whether these vehicles are purchased or presented as a gift, analysts speculate
that they might be gifts.
China is training police officers from Burma at its Public Security Institute and Police
academies and colleges in Yunnan Province.
22 MAY 2008
CHINESE-MADE POLICE CARS FOR BURMA POLICE FORCE
ARRIVING AT THE SINO-BURMA BORDER
May 20, 2008
According to eye‐witness reports, Chinese‐made Mini‐Vans and light pick‐up trucks of Dong
Feng Motor Corporation brand to be used in Burma Police Force have arrived in Je‐gong.
On Sunday night, eight small cars arrived in Ruili on Sino‐Burmese border carried by a
double‐decker truck and were washed and cleaned at car‐washes, it is learnt. Two cars have
POLICE lettering on them and of blue color with Shan State (North) Police Force emblems.
Although a lot of Chinese‐made military vehicles have been supplied to Burma Army before,
this is the first time that police cars were supplied for use in Burma Police Force. While it is
not clear yet whether these vehicles are purchased or presented as a gift, analysts speculate
that they might be gifts.
China is training police officers from Burma at its Public Security Institute and Police
academies and colleges in Yunnan Province.
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