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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

  • Written by Tharaphi Than, Associate Professor of World Cultures and Languages, Northern Illinois University
Beijing may have brokered a fragile truce in northern Myanmar – but it can't mask China's inability to influence warring partiesMembers of the rebel Ta'ang National Liberation Army standing guard in Shan state, Myanmar.STR/AFP via Getty Images

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.

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