Kachin Independence Army soldiers stand on a mountain near powerlines. Photo by Hkun Lat

Power play How Chinese money damned Myanmar’s economic transition

This is the story of decades of armed conflict, of valuable and contested natural resources, and of multi-billion dollar backroom deals that will determine the future of millions of Myanmar’s citizens.

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