Tensions are high between China and rebel groups operating in Myanmar, the smaller country just to the south of China. Recently, some of these rebel groups have taken control of important border towns, causing concern for Beijing. Since the military coup in Myanmar in 2021, which removed the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi, the country has been in chaos. This threat was already perceived by GGI in advance; a wider geopolitical struggle was brewing in Myanmar with the US backing the o...