Description: Grounded in extensive fieldwork and archival research, Echoes from the Sino-Burmese Borderlands explores the clandestine travel of primarily Yunnanese Chinese migrants during the Cold War. Wen-Chin Chang probes their political, economic, and sociocultural trajectories, including engagement in espionage, military operations, and underground trade.
Brief description: Wen-Chin Chang is a Research Fellow at the Center for Asia-Pacific Area Studies, RCHSS, at Academia Sinica in Taiwan.