BANGKOK -- The armed wing of the Karen National Union, an ethnic group locked in a decades-long separatist struggle in Myanmar's southeast Kayin State, has spent the current monsoon season scouring the grey skies for a new threat -- Chinese-made drones deployed by the military regime.
Myanmar Crisis
China's tilt boosts regime in Myanmar's civil war
Beijing's drones, military technology transfer and pressure on ethnic rebels have helped the generals
Soldiers take part in a military parade in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. The regime's forces have started to turn the tide in the years-long civil war thanks to significant help from China. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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