The Myanmar conflict is entering a new phase

New military tactics and China's influence changing situation ahead of elections

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Residents of Myanmar's Mae Ka Nel village flee conflict on a tractor. In the first week of September, the country's military launched a large-scale offensive to regain control of areas held by the joint revolutionary forces of the Karen National Union (KNU) and the People's Defense Force (PDF).  © AP

Nathaniel Schochet is an Indo-Pacific Studies Center non-resident fellow and a senior associate at CJPA Global Advisors.

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