https://www.scmp.com/rss/510318/feed Plato Cheng is an independent researcher interested in ethnic conflicts and state-making in both Myanmar and the South Caucasus. He holds an MA in Conflict Resolution and Mediation from Tel Aviv University and an MA in Political Science from Central European University. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com At a hotel in Wa State, near the Myanmar-China border, Chinese national Li Jiajie is growing increasingly desperate by the day. The 24-year-old has been surviving on his savings since last month when he quit his job as an assistant chef after Chinese security officials instructed all citizens to leave northeast Myanmar. But Li is uncertain how long he might have to wait before he can enter quarantine in Pangkham, the main city in the state, before crossing the border to reach his homeland. “Only... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3141474/beijings-crackdown-online-fraud-forces-citizens-leave-myanmars?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3141474/beijings-crackdown-online-fraud-forces-citizens-leave-myanmars?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Jul 2021 01:30:14 +0000