THE OPIUM QUEEN: The Untold Story of the Rebel Who Ruled the Golden Triangle

The story of the widely mythologized genderqueer Burmese opium-pioneer of noble Chinese descent, Olive Yang, who secretly ran an anti-communist rebel army supported by the CIA. Examines the events that underpinned critical diplomatic relationships between the U.S., Myanmar, and China; and were at the root of Myanmar's current political crisis. Photos.