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    New cache of Chinese arms with Myanmar insurgents, a worry for India

    The weapons apparently originated from Norinco, a Chinese state-owned ordnance company, and despatched by its affiliate TCL.

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    Recently, Maj Gen Tun Tun Nyi of the Mynamar Army told the media in Nay Pyi Taw that the Arakan Army(AA) and its associate group Taáng National Liberation Army (TNLA) had acquired Chinese weapons. This has lent credence to reports that a large consignment of Chinese-made weapons has reached Myanmar insurgent groups.

    By Abhijit ChakraverttyThe recent Chinese belligerence on the Line of Actual Control has added another dimension to the security environment in the northeast. Close monitoring of developments in the region and coordination with the security establishments of both Bangladesh and Myanmar is therefore axiomatic.Recently, Maj Gen Tun Tun Nyi of the Mynamar Army told the media in Nay Pyi Taw that the Arakan Army(AA) and its associate group Taáng
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