While China has a near monopoly on rare earth element processing and refining, it has quietly become reliant on raw materials ...

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Beijing is heavily reliant on Myanmar for the rare earth metals and oxides needed to power critical goods like wind turbines, ...

China’s growing involvement in Myanmar’s civil war is propping up the regime for now, but Beijing underestimates the opposition’s resolve, fueling further instability.

A Myanmar Air Force F-7 fighter jet, of Chinese origin, crashed due to mechanical failure, raising concerns about the quality ...

Behind the talk of ‘paukphaw’ ties, the relationship between Beijing and the junta is cynical and transactional, sidelining ...

Beijing continues to push for a political settlement that will allow strategic China-backed infrastructure projects to move forward.

Beijing has intervened significantly in Myanmar’s civil war to protect its substantial investments in the country, handing a setback to resistance forces. By Richard C. Paddock It was one of the ...

Sui Khar, the vice-chairman of the Chin National Front (CNF), says that Myanmar’s civil war is approaching a tipping point, ...

Chinese-backed militia is reportedly protecting new rare earth mines in eastern Myanmar. This move aids Beijing in securing ...

While the eyes of the world are on the negotiations between China and the United States, Chinese-backed ethnic militias control new unregulated rare earth deposits. Beijing's priority is clear: to ...