"He added, "Since the clashes began, some Myanmar border residents have entered into China on safety considerations.
BEIJING China on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire between ethnic rebels and Myanmar security forces in a restive border area, urging the two sides to resolve their differences through peaceful means instead.
"The situation in northern Myanmar relates to the peace and tranquillity of the China-Myanmar border," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a daily news briefing.
Fighters of the predominantly ethnic Chinese Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) launched a pre-dawn attack on police, military and government sites in Laukkai, the capital of Myanmar`s northeastern region of Kokang.
"The relevant parties should have an immediate ceasefire to prevent the clashes from escalating and return normal order to the border as soon as possible.
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