A corner of Myanmar that is forever Chinese : comparemela.co

We are so used to national states having clearly defined borders with associated immigration officials that it was a surprise to discover a corner of Myanmar that appears, for all intents and purposes, to be part of China. Nicholas Nugent reports from the border town of Mong La.

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