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 embassy said they were watching the situation closely and advised people in need to contact the embassy in Yangon or the Consulate-General in Mandalay, Xinhua reported. 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 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 .