Violence is continuing at a Chinese-backed copper mine in Myanmar, also known as Burma, as protesters continue a standoff with security forces over plans to expand the mine.
ການປະທ້ວງ ທີ່ບໍ່ທອງແດງຈີນ ຢູ່ມຽນມາ
![Farmers confront riot police at the site of the Letpadaung copper mine near Monywa in northwestern Myanmar, Dec. 22, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/568c2439-fd1b-47b2-b399-4d163ff0d3e2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Farmers confront riot police at the site of the Letpadaung copper mine near Monywa in northwestern Myanmar, Dec. 22, 2014.
![Myanmar police officers take their positions at Letpadaung copper-mine, Monywa in northwestern Myanmar, Dec. 22, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/121b577d-66b5-4656-825c-25e89c484397_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Myanmar police officers take their positions at Letpadaung copper-mine, Monywa in northwestern Myanmar, Dec. 22, 2014.
![Police at the Letpadaung copper mine in northern Myanmar prepare for a confrontation with protesters, Dec. 22, 2014. (photographer unknown)](https://gdb.voanews.com/f1d07be1-6fa4-4a63-99e0-283e98fbfd31_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police at the Letpadaung copper mine in northern Myanmar prepare for a confrontation with protesters, Dec. 22, 2014. (photographer unknown)
![Villagers in northern Myanmar lay in front of a bulldozer as part of their bid to stop the controversial expansion of the Chinese-backed Letpadaung Copper Mine, Dec. 22, 2014. (photographer unknown)](https://gdb.voanews.com/60dab38c-2bee-45ce-a94e-dba29b357a71_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Villagers in northern Myanmar lay in front of a bulldozer as part of their bid to stop the controversial expansion of the Chinese-backed Letpadaung Copper Mine, Dec. 22, 2014. (photographer unknown)