Senior General Min Aung Hlaing speaks during a meeting in Nay Pyi Taw on November 2. (Myanmar Military Information Team | AFP)

Myanmar junta vows to hit back at ethnic armed groups’ offensive in Shan State

Myanmar's junta chief vowed on Thursday to strike back after an alliance of ethnic armed groups seized towns and blocked trade routes to China in the biggest coordinated offensive against the military since it seized power in a coup.

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