101 East - In Pictures: Myanmar's Jade Curse

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The Chinese consider jade a mystical imperial stone. Top grade jade is worth more than gold. And nowhere is it found in greater quality and quantity than in Myanmar, where the Chinese demand feeds a multi-billion dollar black market controlled by corrupt forces smuggling raw jade.

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