Yunnan on high alert at Myanmar border  

缅甸战事尚未达成停火协议 云南启动边境维稳应急

记者20日从云南德宏傣族景颇族自治州那邦前线边境维稳指挥部获悉，缅甸国防军宣布于19日6时停止在迈扎央地区的军事行动，但目前交战双方尚未达成停战协议，前线并未全面停火。

Yingjiang (CNS) -- Yunnan has adopted emergency measures to maintain peace and security along China's border with Myanmar, according to the border security headquarters on Sunday.

The Myanmar government has announced a unilateral cease-fire, saying that government troops would stop military offensives in the Lajayan area by 6 a.m. Saturday. Yet the conflict was still underway as of Sunday morning, sources said.

The headquarters told reporters that it had set up four areas to provide humanitarian assistance, including drinking water and electrical supplies.

Yang Rong, deputy director of the local health bureau, said five ambulances and 21 doctors had arrived at the border, and that infectious diseases were being monitored at all local hospitals. Tents, cooking oil and rice have been prepared in advance, he added.

The fighting in Myanmar since June 2011 has resulted in bombs landing on the Chinese side, prompting China to take emergency action.