BURMA/PRC BORDER SITUATION UPDATE

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Summary: "As cross-border refugees from Burma?s Kokang region continue to return to Burma, local residents and remaining refugees in China?s Nansan border region told ConGenOff September 1 that refugee flows had moved to border crossings in Yunnan province adjacent to ethnic Wa-controlled territory. Many refugees expressed discontent with the PRC government?s perceived weak response to the outbreak of violence in Kokang that resulted in the destruction of PRC citizens? property. China?s official reaction praised Yunnan province?s response to the refugee flows and called on Burma to maintain stability. PRC netizens? response to violence in the Kokang region appeared to have been tightly controlled, with very few dissenting postings remaining online." End summary.

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US Embassy, Beijing, via Wikileaks

Date of Publication: 

2009-09-01

Date of entry: 

2011-09-07

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English

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