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Protest Against Chinese-owned copper mine in Myanmar

Posted 30 November 2012 7:51 GMT 1 · Written by Oiwan Lam

Categories: East Asia, China, Myanmar (Burma), Environment, International Relations, Protest

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Screen capture of a news report about the protest against Latpadaung copper mine in Myanmar. The Chinese banner said: Stop the Latpadaung copper

China Digital Times has put together ^[2] news story of the crackdown of a protest against Chinese-owned copper mine in Monywa, Myanmar. Chinese state-controlled media outlet depicts the protest as the adverse effect of Myanmar’s democratic reforms.