Protesters in Hpakant express support for the KIO/KIA shortly after the coup in 2021. (KACHINWAVES/AFP)

Kachin Independence Army says received Covid jabs from China

China has supplied over 10,000 Covid vaccines to the Kachin Independence Army, which operates near China's southern border, the KIA spokesman said Saturday, as Beijing seeks to halt the influx of cases from Myanmar.

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