20 1 February, Reuters reported that the armed conflict between the government and anti-government forces may trigger a humanitarian crisis, leaving China in a complicated diplomatic dilemma, and more than110,000 people fled from Myanmar to seek refuge in Yunnan Province, China. It is reported that most refugees are women, children and the elderly.

Today, the government of China tolerates the existence of refugee camps, but it has not given them official recognition.

The conflict between the Burmese government and the Kachin Independence Army, the country's most powerful rebel group, caused kachins to flee to the border areas.

The report said that the conflict may not be conducive to Myanmar's efforts to persuade European and American countries to lift sanctions against Myanmar. Both the European Union and the United States regard the peace agreement between the Myanmar government and ethnic armed groups as a prerequisite for lifting sanctions.

The intensity of the conflict has weakened, and aid organizations in Myanmar say that all refugee camps lack drinking water, and dysentery is rampant in some camps. Aid organizations are still worried that more people will flee, further worsening the already grim situation.