China-Myanmar border trade dips dramatically

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"China-Myanmar border trade fell by US$562 million in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to the Global New Light of Myanmar, a state media outlet. The paper’s commentator attributed the decline to tighter Chinese controls on border trade, including the suspension of some agricultural product imports from Myanmar, and the closure of a key cross-border trading post near Muse in Myanmar’s northern Shan State..."

Creator/author: 

Bertil Lintner

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Asia Times

Date of Publication: 

2019-01-19

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2019-01-19

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  • Individual Documents

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Geographic coverage: 

    • Myanmar

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Myanmar

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English

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text

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    • Good