A memorial mural featuring victims of the Hpakant airstrike, including singer Aurali and keyboard player Ko King. (N | Frontier)

‘Our hearts are on fire’: Hpakant airstrikes fuel Kachin revolutionary spirit

The military’s bombing of a concert near the jade mining hub of Hpakant has sowed widespread fear but also made the Kachin people more determined to liberate their homeland and achieve self-determination.

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