BANGKOK/YANGON -- The conflict between Myanmar's military government and resistance forces is being shaped by the competing influences of China and the U.S., creating rifts in opposition to the regime.
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar conflict lines blurred by U.S.-China rivalry
Beijing said to exert pressure on powerful rebel group across the border
Soldiers of the People's Defence Force stand guard at Myawaddy, a Thailand-Myanmar border town under the control of a coalition of rebel forces led by the Karen National Union, in April. © Reuters
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