China separately held individual meetings in early June 2025 with the junta and the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) prior to Chinese brokered peace talks between the two groups due to be held in August.  

At its meeting with the TNLA, held during ongoing fighting between the junta and the TNLA, the Chinese Government talked with central committee members of the TNLA and the Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF), the TNLA’s political wing, according to the TNLA spokesperson, Lway Yay Oo.

During an online briefing meeting on 5 July she said: “China has stepped in to urge both sides to hold back from further aggression ahead of the August talks. It also invited us and called on us to observe a truce and stop the offensives.”

She said that the meeting with China focussed on enforcing a ceasefire, ensuring the safety of civilians, and maintaining stability along the border. She speculated that the meeting could mark an important step towards easing military tensions between the junta and the TNLA, despite fighting on the ground currently intensifying.

She said: “The Chinese government's intervention really made a difference. Both sides started making efforts to reach a ceasefire.”

Though the TNLA said that the junta had also held a separate meeting with China, so far, the junta has said nothing about such a meeting.

Speculating on what might happen at the China brokered peace talks in August between the TNLA and the junta, Lway Yay Oo said: “No one really knows what kind of impact the August meeting will have. Everyone’s just waiting to see what happens.”

She said that whether or not a solid ceasefire agreement is agreed at the upcoming August peace talks will depend on China’s mediation, which will play a crucial role, and the current battlefield situation.

But, she also admitted that the ongoing fighting between the TNLA and the junta is still a big obstacle between the sides and makes it hard to build trust. Despite this, she claimed that the PSLF/TNLA is prioritising negotiations whilst also making military preparations for if the peace talks fail.

Lway Yay Oo also praised China’s previous mediation efforts and said they had been crucial in addressing ongoing fighting in northern Shan State, stabilising border areas and reopening overland trade routes between China and Myanmar.