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545: 536: 561: 527: 518: 509: 139:. Sections of this border were demarcated and marked on the ground from 1897 to 1900. In 1941, a border running through the Wa States area was agreed upon following on-the-ground surveys conducted in the 1930s, though no agreement on the northern stretch was reached, with China claiming much of what is now northern Myanmar. Meanwhile, in 1937, Burma was separated from India and became a separate colony, gaining full independence in 1948. 107: 31: 1576: 575: 311: 301:
through a "compromise-oriented border control." China implemented flexible migration for Burmese workers while implementing surveillance, policing and other enforcement tactics in border cities instead of only at the border. Burmese migrants in Chinese border cities live and work within China but
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troops. On 28 January 1960, a treaty was signed which delimited most of the border, which was later completed with a full delimitation treaty signed on 1 October 1960, with both sides ceding small areas along the border, such as areas around
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The boundary area is inhabited by non-Han and non-Burmese peoples, and has been traditionally kept as a buffer region between the various Chinese and Burmese empires. During the 19th century the British, based in India, began
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Since finalizing the border, relations between the two states have remained largely cordial, though the border region has at times been volatile owing to the ongoing insurgencies in Myanmar's
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The border is porous as a militarized strict border control was controversial prior to 2020. Burmese migrant workers are included within the economy of Chinese border cities in
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Agreement on the Question of the Boundary signed on January 28, 1960...(b) the villages of Hpimaw, Gawlum, and Kangfang would be Chinese;...(d) the
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Discussions between Burma and China over the border began in 1954, with China keen to control the area more effectively as it was being used as
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territory, thereby giving border with Thailand. These areas were returned to Burma in 1946 following Japan's defeat.
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to China. The two sides then demarcated the border on the ground in the following year. The border ran through the
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is the international border between the territory of the People's Republic of China and Myanmar (formerly
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from China to Burma) would become part of Burma legally, in exchange for Burma ceding
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Mangxin crossing (Menglian County, Pu'er Prefecture) – NDAA control on Burmese side
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was constructed across the border as an Allied supply line for the Chinese forces
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endure economic exploitation, spatial confinement and social discrimination.
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border force joint control) – Houqiao (Tengchong County, Baoshan Prefecture)
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The border begins in the north at the tripoint with India just north of the
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Agreement on the Question of the Boundary signed on January 28, 1960...(b)
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Pang War (NDA-K border force joint control) – Diantan (Tengchong, Baoshan)
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The precise location of the tripoint is unclear owing to the ongoing
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states. In recent years several towns along the border, such as
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with India in the north to the tripoint with Laos in the south.
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Stalemate: Autonomy and Insurgency on the China-Myanmar Border
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the villages of Hpimaw, Gawlum, and Kangfang would be Chinese;
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and then runs briefly north-east, across the Nanmi Pass and
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Natuoba (Wa State) – Mengka crossing (Ximeng County, Pu'er)
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Historical maps of the border from north to south in the
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and Nanwan rivers, before turning south-east to join the
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the 1941 boundary in the Wa states would be accepted...
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Close-up map of areas ceded to China: Pianma (Hpimaw),
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via a series of irregular lines. In the vicinity of
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Hpimaw – Pianma (Lushui County, Nujiang Prefecture)
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Index

Burma–China border

tripoint
Diphu Pass
Hkakabo Razi
Southeast Asia
Hengduan
Gaoligong Mountains
Ruili
Taping
Shweli River
Nam Hka
Mekong River

Banhong
Banlao
occupying Myanmar
British India
Myitkyina
Wa States
Second World War
Burma Road
fighting
invasion
Saharat Thai Doem
Kachin Hills
Jiangxinpo
Namwan Assigned Tract
a base
Kuomintang

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