Myanmar’s Border Trade With China and Thailand Has Collapsed

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Ethnic armed groups opposed to the military now control trade routes accounting for 91 percent of the country's overland trade with China.

Among the various statistics continued in the ISP-Myanmar report was the remarkable conclusion that ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) opposed to the military are now in control of trade routes responsible for nearly all of the country’s overland trade with China.

According to ISP-Myanmar, the junta has attempted to offset the loss of nearly all overland trade with China by opening a new trade route through eastern Shan State, via the town of Kengtung, the home of the Myanmar military’s Triangle Region Command, to Thailand and Laos, and – via the Mekong River – to China.

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Author / Journalist: Sebastian Strangio

Category: Economy

Markets: United StatesAustraliaBangladeshChinaIndiaKazakhstanNorth KoreaKyrgyzstanLaosMongoliaMyanmarPakistanThailand

Topics: Trade China Isp-myanmar Report Overland State Control Percent Border Myanmar Shan

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Published On: 2024-09-04 @ 08:06:00 (14 hours ago)

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