The Wa of Myanmar and China's Quest for Global Dominance

Name: The Wa of Myanmar and China's Quest for Global Dominance
Brand: University of Washington Press
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By Bertil Lintner

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The United Wa State Army (UWSA) is a nonstate armed group that administers an autonomous zone in the difficult-to-reach Wa Hills of eastern Myanmar. As China expands its geopolitical interests across Asia through the Belt and Road Initiative, the Wa have come to play a pivotal role in Beijing's efforts to extend its influence in Myanmar. In a book relevant to current debates about geopolitics in Asia, the illicit drug trade, Myanmar's decades-long civil wars, and ongoing efforts to negotiate a settlement, Bertil Lintner, the only foreign journalist to visit the Wa areas when they were controlled by the Communist Party of Burma, traces the history of the Wa Hills and the struggles of its people, providing a rare look at the UWSA.

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 264
Release Date:: 2021-03-01
Publication Date:: 2021-03-01
Publisher:: University of Washington Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 6162151700
ISBN13:: 9786162151705
Weight:: 328 g
Height:: 138 cm
Width:: 208 cm
Thickness:: 15 cm

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