How did the historical refugee tide of Rohingya people in Myanmar happen?

Burmese people believe that there has never been an "Rohingya" in history, but it was invented by illegal immigrants from Bangladesh in order to be close to the English "Rakhine" in Rakhine State in word and pronunciation, giving people the illusion of living in Rakhine State for a long time. During the British colonial period, they were first called "Chittagong Muslims" and later called "Bengali Muslims". After Myanmar's independence, Muslims living in Rakhine State for a long time were called "Arakan Muslims".

After Myanmar's independence, Rakhine became Rakhine State. The Mujahideen Party demanded the establishment of an autonomous Muslim country, but it was rejected by the government of the Union of Myanmar. The Jihad Party immediately launched a jihad against the federal government, destroyed the remaining Buddhist villages in northern Rakhine State, controlled the entire northern Rakhine State and the Myanmar-Pakistan border (Bangladesh was not independent at that time and belonged to East Pakistan), and caused more poor Bangladeshis to flood into Rakhine State. Burmese government forces exchanged fire with Muslim armed forces several times, and the holy warriors surrendered or were destroyed several times, but they always revived and made a comeback.

With the split between India and Pakistan, Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan and Bangladesh's long-term economic recession, more and more Bangladeshi refugees fled to Rakhine State and then spread to the inland of Myanmar. According to Myanmar's statistics, at present, only Rakhine State has a known Bangladeshi population of over 654.38+billion, while Rakhine State has a total population of only 3 million.

Among the many ethnic minorities in Myanmar, Rakhine State is one of the few ethnic groups that once established their own country and was later annexed by the Burmese (Kachin and Karen have never really established their own country in history), but Rakhine State is the staunchest supporter of Myanmar's military government. This intriguing scene comes from the 1960s, when Wu Nu, then Prime Minister, participated in the election. In order to gain the support of illegal immigrants in Rakhine State, he promised them citizenship, which was strongly dissatisfied by the military and became one of the reasons why Wu Naiwen staged a coup to oust Wu Nu. After that, although the military government made a mess of the domestic economy and the political atmosphere was extremely depressed, it firmly stood on the side of the people of Rakhine State in dealing with Muslims, which is why they received strong support in Rakhine State.

After the military government came to power, Wu Naiwen launched several clean-up operations to suppress Muslim jihad, of which 1978 and 199 1 were the most intense. Myanmar's army, with its ruthless nature, basically wiped out the Muslim armed forces in Rakhine State and recovered a large area of land. Many Muslim farmers became poor because of the loss of land. Since then, the so-called "Rohingya refugees" have appeared more and more in Muslim media, and then gradually been used by the international community.

Territory or democracy?

Even after the jihadist armed forces were eliminated, the conflict between folk Muslims and Buddhists in Rakhine State never stopped. The last major conflict occurred in 20 12, because a Buddhist girl was raped and killed by three Muslims. The unrest lasted for several months, killing nearly 100 people and burning many mosques and Buddhist temples.

After the conflict, the western media and non-governmental organizations devoted themselves to the Rohingya people, and in their reports, they criticized the Burmese people and government for not giving them basic human rights. The United Nations has repeatedly put pressure on the Myanmar government to grant Rohingya citizenship. Otherwise, Myanmar's reform and opening up cannot be regarded as a complete move towards democracy.

Burmese people smeared slogans to vent their dissatisfaction with NGOs supporting Rohingya people.

Such a big hat was rudely resisted by the Burmese government. President Thein Sein rejected the request of the United Nations and said with unusual determination, "Please don't interfere in our internal affairs." At the same time, the Myanmar government is planning to legislate to limit the birth rate of Rohingya people, and the newly passed marriage law also emphasizes that it is not allowed to force one party to change religious beliefs in cross-religious marriages (Myanmar women must give up their Buddhist beliefs before marrying Muslims). In addition, in 20 14, the Myanmar government ordered and asked the media and publications to ban the use of the word "Rohingya" throughout the country.

Willatu, a Burmese monk named "Bin Laden in Buddhism" by Time magazine in the United States, not only led the Buddhist community in Myanmar to launch a campaign against Muslims, but also made rude remarks in early 20 15, calling Li Liangxi, the United Nations special envoy who condemned the human rights situation in Myanmar, a whore and a bitch. Although Veradu's words and deeds were criticized by some Buddhists in Myanmar, this did not prevent this radical anti-Muslim religious figure from becoming a leader supported by the Burmese people.

During 20 13' s visit to Europe, Aung San Suu Kyi was interviewed by the British BBC. When asked if the Rohingya was a Burmese national, she gave an unexpected answer: "I don't know." To this end, Aung San Suu Kyi not only attracted criticism from the western media, but also thought that she did not have the courage to speak for the disadvantaged groups in Myanmar; It has also led to the dissatisfaction of many Burmese people, who think that her position on illegal immigration is not firm enough, which is really pleasing to both sides.

On May 9, 2065438, the latest wave of Rohingya refugees broke out, and Aung San Suu Kyi was once again asked this question by the media. Her answer became: "This problem should be solved by the (Myanmar) government. You'd better ask the government instead of me. " No matter whether she was vague in the past or has no comment now, Aung San Suu Kyi must know that if she comes forward to support the Rohingya people on this issue, it will go against the wishes of the Burmese people and automatically hand over the opportunity to compete for the next Myanmar national leader.

On this issue, Nyan Win, Aung San Suu Kyi's spokesman, was even more blunt: "I understand that western countries are putting pressure on us on the Rohingya issue. According to our history and laws, we cannot accept Rohingyas. " This statement represents the position of Myanmar Democratic League (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi.

In Rakhine State, Myanmar, a young man showed me a T-shirt with anti-NGO slogans. They are preparing a demonstration against NGOs.