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Refugees from Myanmar rest at a refugee camp near the China-Myanmar border in Wanding, in China's southwest Yunnan province on November 30, 2016.
Thousands of refugees have fled into China in November due to fighting in northern Myanmar, and are being housed in temporary shelters along the border. Locals near the Chinese border in Myanmar's northern state of Shan said they were fleeing heavy fighting between the army and four armed ethnic groups, including the powerful Kachin Independence Army. / AFP / STR / China OUT (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

China Is Playing Peacemaker in Myanmar, but with an Ulterior Motive

Beijing is trying to end the long-running conflicts along its border with Myanmar — but only because it can't exploit the region's resources at will anymore.

Dispatch |

Doug Bock Clark, Corey Pattison

In One Word, What Resource Is the World Underestimating?

Discomfort

Feature |

Claudia Rankine

Deadliest Catch

Feature |

Azul de Corso

Beijing’s climbdown in Bali: What is next in the South China Sea?

The Oil and the Glory |

Steve LeVine

To assert its oil claims, China doesn’t need a big navy

The Oil and the Glory |

Steve LeVine

War Is Over Between India and Pakistan—for Now

The World Must Regulate Tech Before It’s Too Late

Meet Today’s Masters of the Universe

To Democratize Vaccine Access, Democratize Production

resource war

China Is Playing Peacemaker in Myanmar, but with an Ulterior Motive

In One Word, What Resource Is the World Underestimating?

Deadliest Catch

Beijing’s climbdown in Bali: What is next in the South China Sea?

To assert its oil claims, China doesn’t need a big navy

War Is Over Between India and Pakistan—for Now

The World Must Regulate Tech Before It’s Too Late

Meet Today’s Masters of the Universe

To Democratize Vaccine Access, Democratize Production

In the City, the Bluffing Is Over

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