United Wa State Party | |
|---|---|
| Burmese name | ဝပြည် သွေးစည်း ညီညွတ်ရေး ပါတီ Wa.prany Swe:cany: Nyinywatre: Pati |
| Chinese name | 佤邦联合党 Wǎbāng Liánhé Dǎng |
| Chairman | Bao Youxiang[1] |
| General Secretary | Zhao Ai Nap Lai[2] |
| Vice Chairman | Xiao Mingliang[2] (deceased) [3] |
| Deputy General Secretary | Bao Ai Kham[2] |
| Founder | Zhao Nyi-Lai |
| Founded | 3 November 1989 |
| Split from | Communist Party of Burma |
| Headquarters | Pangkham |
| Armed wing | United Wa State Army |
| Youth wing | National Democratic Youth League of Wa State |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-Left |
| Party flag | |
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The United Wa State Party (simplified Chinese: 佤邦联合党; traditional Chinese: 佤邦聯合黨; pinyin: Wǎbāng Liánhédǎng; UWSP) is the ruling party of Wa State, an autonomous region in northern Shan State, Myanmar (Burma).[6][7] It was founded on 3 November 1989 as a merger between the communist Burma National United Party (BNUP) and several smaller, non-communist Wa groups.[8] Its armed wing is the United Wa State Army (UWSA), and its chairman and commander in chief is Bao Youxiang.[1]
The party enjoys excellent relations with China, dating to the days of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB), from which it emerged in 1989; its leaders liaise directly with Chinese military intelligence, and have received a steady flow of military and financial assistance from Beijing.[9] The party's organization is also based on that of the Chinese Communist Party.
- ^ a b Marshall, Andrew; Davis, Anthony (16 December 2002). "Soldiers of Fortune". Time. TIME magazine. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
irrawaddywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Tower, Jason [@jason_tower79] (31 October 2023). "Letters of condolences to the United Wa State Party / Army flow in marking the passing of Xiao Mingliang: The NUG MOD, NDAA, KIA, MNDAA, Lincang Friendship Association (China) and even from junta coup leader Min Aung Hlaing" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 November 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Hay, Wayne (29 September 2019). "Myanmar: No sign of lasting peace in Wa State". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ Steinmüller, Hans (July 2017). "Conscription by Capture in the Wa State of Myanmar: Acquaintances, Anonymity, Patronage, and the Rejection of Mutuality". Comparative Studies in Society and History. 61 (3): 508–534. doi:10.1017/S0010417519000197. ISSN 0010-4175. S2CID 158812735.
- ^ Davis, Anthony. "Wa army fielding new Chinese artillery, ATGMs". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Wa State: Shanzhai Version Of China Discovered in Myanmar". chinaSMACK. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ Lintner 1990, p. 111.
- ^ Lintner 2021, pp. 45–79 and 143–175.