A Myanmar-Chinese community has long thrived in Taiwan but shifts in the island’s national identity has made emigrating more difficult, even as people are more desperate than ever to leave Myanmar.
BY Frontier
About 18,000 migrant workers in China are returning home through Kachin State, where volunteers are at the forefront of efforts to manage the influx while protecting against COVID-19.
In fairgrounds across Myanmar, Ferris wheels are turned by the muscle power of teams of young, agile men who form tight bonds in lives lived on the road.
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