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KIO urged to reach ceasefire with Myanmar regime in talks with Chinese officials
China has stepped up its diplomatic efforts with the group as it continues to seize territory along the Sino-Myanmar border
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Senior Chinese officials hold private talks with anti-junta Kachin organisation
Military sources said that the Chinese government sent at least one official of higher rank than Deng Xijun, the Chinese special envoy who usually attends meetings with junta generals and the leaders of Myanmar’s ethnic political organisations
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KIA and allies launch attacks on bases near Myanmar junta stronghold of Bhamo
The regime has responded with heavy artillery fire and airstrikes as fierce fighting continues near the southern Kachin State town
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Thai military tells UWSA to move camps away from Thai-Myanmar border
The powerful ethnic armed group has refused to dismantle the camps, prompting Thailand to build up its forces along the border
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Kachin fighters take town from Myanmar military, border guard force
Forces led by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) have now fully captured Kachin State’s Special Region 1, a resource-rich territory previously controlled semi-autonomously by a junta-allied Border Guard Force (BGF)