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China is building border walls with Vietnam and Myanmar to keep people out, but also in – ABC News
Donald Trump’s border wall might be more well known, but China is reinforcing its own walls along its borders with Vietnam and Myanmar. Here’s why.
Border closures have become a key feature of the COVID-19 era, but China’s decision to reinforce border walls with its South-East Asian neighbours has stirred up fresh controversy.
Key points:
- China strengthens borders with Vietnam and Myanmar
- Beijing says the aim is to target smuggling and control COVID-19
- Experts say the walls are there to curb the outflow of migrants and dissidents
Then-US president Donald Trump gained world-wide attention when he announced his plan in 2015 to build a 1,609-kilometre…
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