Trucks are currently unable to travel to the Myanmar-China border due to ongoing fierce fighting in northern Shan State that started on 27 October.

Roads to the Chinese border have been closed since the morning of 27 October when The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), which is fighting the junta in northern Shan State, announced that no vehicles would be allowed to travel along roads going to the Chinese border crossings at Muse in the north or Chinshwehaw in the northeast of northern Shan State.

These include Highway 3 from Lashio to Muse and Highway 34 from Lashio to Chinshwehaw.

According to truck operators, trucks are now not allowed beyond the outskirts of Pyinoolwin Township in Mandalay Region.

A truck driver stranded in Lashio said that currently the national highways connecting Muse, Seinni, Lashio, Kunlong and Chinshwehaw were still closed for security reasons. He said that truck drivers and travellers are stranded on these roads and facing difficulties.

Another truck driver said that Myanmar nationals who had crossed the border into China using Temporary Border Passes (TBPs) to seek employment may now be stranded in China following the break out of fighting on the Myanmar side of the border.

Since the fighting broke out in northern Shan State on 27 October all bus terminals and airports in the area have been closed. According to reports, many trucks and interstate buses are currently stranded on the closed roads.