Milk Tea Alliance
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The Milk Tea Alliance is an online democracy and human rights movement consisting mainly of netizens from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, and Myanmar (Burma).[2][3][4] It originally started as an internet meme, created in response to the increased presence of Chinese nationalist commentators on social media[5][6] and has evolved into a dynamic multinational protest movement against authoritarianism and advocating democracy. Aside from the four main countries mentioned, the movement has also established a significant presence in the Philippines, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Belarus and Iran.[7]
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Traditional Chinese | 奶茶聯盟 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Burmese | လက်ဖက်ရည်မဟာမိတ် | ||||||||||||||||||
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Thai | พันธมิตรชานม | ||||||||||||||||||
RTGS | Phanthamit Cha Nom | ||||||||||||||||||
The Diplomat describes the Milk Tea Alliance, despite it not being institutionalised, as a pro-democracy alternative to ASEAN. In Myanmar's case especially, The Diplomat considers it to be "a central force in shaping the way Myanmar's youth understand the current battle between pro-democracy protesters and their vastly better armed opponents, a predicament faced by other youth in neighboring countries."[8]