Rebels Attack Convoy Carrying Chinese Army Personnel in Myanmar


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The Myanmar junta on Saturday accused an armed ethnic group of attacking a vehicle convoy containing Chinese military personnel who were travelling to a meeting on border security, a claim the rebels denied. Myanmar has been in chaos since the military ousted democratically-elected civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from office in a 2021 coup. Fighting between the junta and opponents has ravaged vast swathes of the country. On Tuesday, a vehicle convoy containing Chinese military representatives and Myanmar counterparts headed to Myitkyina in northern Kachin state came under fire. A vehicle that was second in line was shot five...