yeah.

when you see "national liberation army" in southeast asia, it's almost always maoist. and if it's maoist, it's a front for the prc.

the chinese back maoist terrorist groups in most of the countries in the region, including the heavily american colonized philippines (i know this is shifting..) and even in india. the fighting picking up after the election is likely not a coincidence.

this is the real story: what's happening in the south. that's where the shipping lanes area. it's where the oil comes from. korea is strategically important, but functionally useless - it's a distraction.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/chinese-army-high-alert-after-fierce-clashes-northern-myanmar-1592551