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Beijing may have brokered a fragile truce in northern Myanmar – but it can't mask China's inability to influence warring parties

Members of the rebel Ta'ang National Liberation Army standing guard in Shan state, Myanmar. STR/AFP via Getty Images On Jan. 12, 2024, China announced that it had brokered a cease-fire between the ...

Myanmar struck by 5.0-magnitude quake: GFZ

BEIJING: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Myanmar at 1936 GMT on Sunday (May 10), the GFZ German Research Centre ...
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How a war-torn Myanmar plays a critical role in China’s rare earth dominance

Beijing has been stepping up controls on rare earth exports, triggering global shortages and exposing industries’ dependence on Chinese supply chains. However, over recent years, China itself has ...
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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells Myanmar leader Beijing will back its security, sovereignty

Beijing supports Myanmar “in forging a successful development path that aligns with its national conditions and enjoys the support of its people”, Wang said, according to a Chinese ministry readout on ...

China’s top diplomat meets leader of Myanmar's military-backed government on regional tour

China’s top diplomat on Saturday visited Myanmar’s capital and met with the leader of its military-backed government as part of a regional tour aimed at strengthening Beijing’s political, security and ...
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Beijing hedges its bets in Myanmar

One of the key questions about China’s relations with Myanmar is whether Beijing is supporting the State Administration Council (SAC) military junta. To the naive eye, it seems natural that the ...

Myanmar’s neighbors seek to ease its isolation despite conflict

Sentiment is warming among some Southeast Asian nations toward easing Myanmar’s isolation five years after the overthrow of ...
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Is Myanmar the Frontline of a New Cold War?

Ever since the Burmese military seized power in a coup in early 2021, the country has been caught in a deadly tailspin. What began as peaceful mass protest against the junta flared into armed ...
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Myanmar’s Military Prepares to Enact Its Election Plan

Supporters of Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) attend a political rally at party’s headquarters in Naypyidaw’s Zeyathiri township, Dec. 21, 2025. Credit: ...
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5.0-magnitude quake hits Myanmar -- GFZ

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Myanmar at 1936 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was ...
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Beijing may have brokered a fragile truce in northern Myanmar – but it can’t mask China’s inability to influence warring parties

A shaky agreement to end fighting in northern Myanmar has served to highlight concerns in Beijing over the ongoing unrest – and the limits of China’s power to influence the ongoing civil war. On Jan.
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How war-torn Myanmar plays a critical role in China's rare earth dominance

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