China News Agency, Kunming, April 24 (Chen Jing) On the evening of the 23rd, an armed conflict occurred in northern Myanmar, and artillery shells fell into the territory of Yunnan, China. The reporter called staff members of the relevant departments of Ruili Port, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province on the 24th to confirm that the situation was true.

  On the evening of the 23rd, an armed conflict occurred in Mujie, a town in the northern border town of Myanmar, and artillery spread to the sister towns in the Chinese border. Witnesses said that three shells and several bullets fell into China, and that buildings and vehicles such as schools were hit by bullets.

  The staff member said that the Ruili port is currently operating normally. Officials have not yet informed about casualties.

  The Ruili Port is the land port with the largest flow of people, vehicles and goods on the China-Myanmar border, and its east and south are adjacent to the three cities of Myanmar Baseball, Mujie and Nankan. In 2019, the total value of imports and exports at Ruili Port reached 11.64 billion U.S. dollars, the import and export freight volume was 17.458 million tons, and the number of immigrants was 16.724 million. (Finish)