NAYPITAW, 13 March, 2021 (TON): Citizens in Myanmar have turned against the China and its multiple projects.

Myanmar protest leaders told the media, to have decided initiating a nationwide boycott of Chinese goods.

“Neighborhood protest committees have been asked to spread by word of mouth the appeal to boycott Chinese goods,” said one leader.

"Indian businesses should open marts here. Our people will switch over to Indian products even if they are slightly more expensive," the protest leader in commercial hub Yangon said over the phone.

Protesters in Yangon are carrying placards "Myanmar coup, Made in China" during the demonstrations, while, some of them during the rallies this week also raised slogans like "Burn the Chinese gas pipeline."

Hailed by China as a symbol of "mutually beneficial cooperation", the 770-km pipeline connecting the Burmese port of Kyaukphyu to China's Yunnan province was the focal point of public rage due to local perception that Beijing was backing the military that seized power on 1 February.