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Tag: United Wa State Party

Posted inAT Finance, Myanmar

Myanmar’s Wa hold the key to war and peace

by Bertil Lintner September 6, 2019February 18, 2020

The Wa, an autonomous ethnic minority living in the rugged hills of northeastern Myanmar, are open and clear that they have no intention to break away from the national union. The Wa Self-Administered Division, as their territory is officially known, is a self-governing buffer state between Myanmar and China with its own courts, schools, hospitals […]

Soldiers thought to be from the United Wa State Army take down a cross from a building in the Wa region in northern Shan State. The soldier below uses a sledgehammer to demolish the top of the building, believed to be an unauthorized church. Photo: Screen grab from video.
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia

Video ‘shows soldiers knocking down church in Wa state’

by Bertil Lintner September 20, 2018February 18, 2020
A Myanmar Christian woman takes part in morning prayers in Yangon on November 28, 2017. Photo: AFP/Lillian Suwanrumpha
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Laos, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Thailand, World

Why China fears Myanmar’s Christians

by Bertil Lintner September 17, 2018February 18, 2020

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