The maps say the town of Mong La is in Burma but to the casual observer it could be China.
The shop names are in Chinese and the shopkeepers only accept the Chinese yuan. A suggestion of a meeting at 4 o'clock is met with a question: “Burma time or China time?”
Mong La is the capital of Shan Special Region number 4, one of 13 autonomous enclaves that have been carved out of Burma's mountainous east over the past 20 years as part of ceasefire deals signed between the generals who run the country and armed ethnic groups.
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