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Yunnan Province
Ruili on Edge: A Chinese Border City Loses Its Mojo
By Mingyue Yang and Yaolong Xian
The onetime boom-town has struggled to adapt to domestic policy shifts, anti-fraud campaigns, and the escalating civil war across the border in Myanmar.
China’s Commodification of Minorities
By Natasha L. Mikles
Beijing’s preferred form of ethnic minority culture is a sanitized simulacrum featuring plays, theme parks, and other government attractions aimed at Han tourists.
What Chinese Dams in Laos Tell Us About the Belt and Road Initiative
By Phillip Guerreiro
Analyzing Chinese dams in Laos provides insight into the local origins and drivers of the BRI, particularly along China’s borderland regions.
Chinese High-Speed Rail Network Reaches Myanmar’s Border
By Sebastian Strangio
The opening of the Chengdu-Lincang line will further mainland Southeast Asia's historic reorientation toward the north.
China Tightens Border Controls as COVID-19 Surges in Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
Measures include the effective fortification of large parts of the border between the two countries.
Cen Yuying: ‘The Cruel Viceroy’
By David Leffman
To the British, he was a “chief criminal.” To the Chinese, his legacy is more complex.
Commercializing Tradition in Yunnan, China
By Layne Vandenberg
An interview with Thiago Braga on pu’er tea culture and industry
Eastern India's Embrace of China
By Tridivesh Singh Maini
West Bengal, in particular, is seeing growing interest from China.
12 Regions of China: The Southwest
By John Lee
This area is home to most of China’s 55 ethnic minorities and some of its most spectacular landscapes.
Tibet and China’s 'Belt and Road'
By Tshering Chonzom Bhutia
Will Tibet become China's bridge to South Asia under the Belt and Road Initiative?
Drowning Yunnan's Valleys
By Luc Forsyth and Gareth Bright
In northern Yunnan, the future of multiple rural villages are under threat from hydropower dams along the Lancang.
Dams and the Rise of Lancang River Fishing
By Luc Forsyth and Gareth Bright
In Jinggu county, the construction of dams on the Lancang have created a recent fishing boom, though it may not last.
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