China 's army is on high alert after three armed groups simultaneously attacked security posts in the border towns of Shan and Kutkai in the Shan state of Burma ( also known as Myanmar ) ; eight people were killed and around 27 injured . The Chinese army is also providing shelter in the area for a number of people who fled the fighting . Thousands of people have been displaced by years of fighting between the military and ethnic armed groups in the Shan state , which hosts several large groups near the borders of China and Thailand . As we have noted , there is increasing alarm over the rising religious violence in Myanmar with violent outbreaks ratcheting up further since 2012 .
China's army is on high alert after three armed groups simultaneously attacked security posts in the border towns of Muse and Kutkai in the Shan state of Burma (also known as Myanmar); eight people were killed and around 27 injured. The Chinese army is also providing shelter in the area for a number of people who fled the fighting. Thousands of people have been displaced by years of fighting between the military and ethnic armed groups in the Shan province, which hosts several large groups near the borders of China and Thailand. As we have noted, there is increasing alarm over the rising religious tensions in Burma with violent outbreaks ratcheting up further since 2012.