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We analyzed 28 near-complete HIV-1 CRF08_BC genomes from China and Myanmar (1997\u20132013). Phylogenetic, molecular clock, and Bayesian discrete trait analyses were performed to infer the virus\u2019s origin, spread, and associated risk groups. Based on Bayesian time-scaled inference with the best-fitting combination of models determined by marginal likelihood estimation (MLE), we inferred the time to the most recent common ancestor (TMRCA) and evolutionary rate of HIV-1 CRF08_BC to be at 3 October 1991 (95% HPD: 22 February1989\u201327 November 1993) and 2.30 \u00d7 10<jats:sup>\u22123<\/jats:sup> substitutions per site per year (95% HPD: 1.96 \u00d7 10<jats:sup>\u22123<\/jats:sup>\u20132.63 \u00d7 10<jats:sup>\u22123<\/jats:sup>), respectively. Our analysis suggests that HIV-1 CRF08_BC originated in Yunnan Province, China, among injecting drug users, and subsequently spread to other regions. This study provides valuable insights into the early dynamics of HIV-1 CRF08_BC through combined genomic and epidemiological data, which may inform effective prevention and mitigation efforts. 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