Mae Salong

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Former CIA-backed guerrillas — rivals of Chairman Mao Zedong — are now embracing the tourism industry, years after setting up the arteries and networks that sustain the Golden Triangle drug trade to this day.

The World

August 28, 2019 · 11:00 AM EDT

By Patrick Winn

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Mae Salong, a Thai village, was founded by Chinese, anti-communist rebels. 

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