Myanmar's purge of tycoon highlights tension within regime

Military chief may follow 'Xi Jinping's playbook' to eliminate rivals, expert says

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Myanmar's ruler, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, has arrested a number of associates of Shwe Mann, a rival and a former speaker of the lower house of parliament. (Source photo by Reuters)

THOMPSON CHAU and DOMINIC OO, contributing writers

YANGON/TAIPEI -- The arrest and detention of Khin Shwe, a longtime Myanmar tycoon, by the military regime last month hints at an irreconcilable split between Min Aung Hlaing's ruling faction and Shwe Mann, a former general who was once among the country's most powerful politicians.

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