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China, Myanmar
Beijing helps Myanmar rebels after junta attack on Chinese vehicle

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A member of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in the village of Kaung Tat in Shan State, Myanmar, 2 June 2026.
A member of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in the village of Kaung Tat in Shan State, Myanmar, 2 June 2026. © STR/AFP

With relations warming between Naypyidaw and Washington, and after a junta warplane attacked a Chinese vehicle, Beijing abruptly opened its border along areas controlled by the Kachin Independence Army and two groups belonging to the Brotherhood Alliance in Shan State.

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