Myanmar Rebel Leader Denies Receiving Chinese Help

Ongoing fighting between rebel fighters and Myanmar’s army on the Chinese border has dislocated tens of thousands of people and raised tensions between the two countries. But on Wednesday the leader of the rebels denied rumors that he has received help from Chinese citizens or mercenaries. Authorities are trying to play down the tensions. Ethnic Chinese rebel leader Peng Jiasheng recently launched a fight for control of the Kokang region in northern Myanmar, which is also known as Burma,...

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