Joe Kumbun* reminds in the Irrawaddy, a newspaper from Myanmar (formerly Burma), that he had written, in May 2017, that the United Wa State Army (UWSA) could potentially create unprecedented political risk in the country through the intensified pursuit of its interests—claiming its territory as a state and rejecting the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) through its alliance with other ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) while strengthening its military capability.
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| The UWSA (United Wa State Army) is abundantly equipped by China with a wide range of sophisticated weapons (Picture source: Network Media Group) |