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Burma’s Staged Election and Its Real War

Most of the junta’s military hardware and financial support comes from China.
Burma’s Staged Election and Its Real War
The resistance soldiers in Burma on Aug. 14, 2025. Courtesy of Antonio Graceffo
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Normally, in Demoso, a key town in the resistance-controlled territory of Karenni State, Burma (Myanmar), one can hear artillery and mortar explosions, punctuated by the occasional air strike, essentially all day and into the night. However, for the past few weeks, the city has been marked by an eerie quiet.

Antonio Graceffo
Antonio Graceffo
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Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.