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In August 2003, the U.S. government passed a law banning the import of any product of Myanmar (formerly Burma). However, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has ruled that if a gemstone from Myanmar is cut in a third country — Thailand, for example — it's considered a product of that third country. In the process, they created a loophole that has allowed all gemstones from Myanmar to enter the country legally. (Click here to read the article Customs Reverses Myanmar Ban.) Human-rights groups are urging retailers to stop selling gemstones from Myanmar anyhow. Do you agree?
Photos: LEFT: A marble mine outside Mandalay, Myanmar, also yields gemstones. CENTER (top and bottom): buying and selling at the jade market in Mandalay. RIGHT: Gemstones cut in Myanmar would still be subject to the import ban. Photos by Morgan Beard. |
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