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Battling for Blood Jade.
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- المؤلفون: Beech, Hannah (AUTHOR); Nang, Saw (AUTHOR)
- المصدر:
TIME Magazine. 3/20/2017, Vol. 189 Issue 10, p40-47. 8p. 4 Color Photographs, 1 Map.
- الموضوع:
- معلومة اضافية
- نبذة مختصرة :
The article discusses the jade mining industry in Myanmar, exploring its economic importance to the country and the safety risks involved for miners. It covers how most of the most profitable mines are owned by companies connected to the Burmese military elite and how most stones are smuggled into China or avoid taxation. Information on the role of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), an ethnic armed group, in the industry is also included.
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