People’s Perception of the Role of Foreign Power in Myanmar: A Case Study of the 2021 Military Coup

The study explores people’s perception of foreign external actors in Myanmar’s domestic conflict through a case the recent military coup Myanmar on 1 February 2021. Both and China firmly hold non-interference policy other’s internal affairs stemming from ‘Five Principles Co-existence. However, traditionally strong relationship between army, Chinese response to coup, its attitude army leaders have become controversial among people Myanmar, leading growing anti-Chinese sentiment. By conducting survey with diaspora, paper analyses how perceive China’s role affairs. concludes that, given international role, Beijing should pay particular attention actions are perceived by populations other states.