China does not actually want the Myanmar civil war to end, but wants the fighting to be reduced to levels where its economic ...

The battle between the Kachin Independence Army and the Chinese-backed military junta in Myanmar affects the global supply of ...

By Naw Betty Han, Devjyot Ghoshal, Shoon Naing and Poppy McPherson (Reuters) -The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges ...

Victims had been attending an event organized by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) to mark the 62nd anniversary of the armed ethnic rebel group’s political wing, the Kachin Independence ...

Nearly half of the world’s heavy rare earths come from Myanmar’s conflict-ridden Kachin State, where China maintains access ...

The majority of these minerals are sourced from the Kachin region, which has been embroiled in a civil war since the military ...

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Beijing accused of pressuring ethnic army to stop fighting Myanmar junta for control of Bhamo in Kachin State.

The battle for control in northern Myanmar involves a strategic fight over rare earths, critical for global technology. The Kachin Independence Army clashes with the junta, influenced by Chinese ...

Kachin Independence Army fighters walk in a jungle path from Mu Du front line to Hpalap outpost in an area controlled by the Kachin rebels in northern Kachin state, Myanmar, March 17, 2018.

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) rebels seized areas from which minerals were extracted last year. This disrupted the supply of minerals to China used in wind turbines and electric vehicles.