The insurgency in the north east has little to do with chinese support. That region sticks out like a sore thumb. If it weren't the chinese, the insurgents would have found some other country for military training and financial support.
Some hundred years ago, the han chinese seem to have been on hostile terms with these people for some reason. They were chased away from south china and many of them were forced to cross the himalayas and finally took refuge in the hills in north east which still remain remote and isolated areas in modern india. They have been fighting with indian forces for almost a century.
Some guy from some university calls these regions as "zomia" - the people from the hills.
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The Undiscovered Country - NYTimes.com
Some hundred years ago, the han chinese seem to have been on hostile terms with these people for some reason. They were chased away from south china and many of them were forced to cross the himalayas and finally took refuge in the hills in north east which still remain remote and isolated areas in modern india. They have been fighting with indian forces for almost a century.
Some guy from some university calls these regions as "zomia" - the people from the hills.
Read on this link
The Undiscovered Country - NYTimes.com
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