United Wa State Party
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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).[4][5] 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.[6] Its armed wing is the United Wa State Army (UWSA), and its chairman and commander in chief is Bao Youxiang.[1]
United Wa State Party | |
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Burmese name | ဝပြည် သွေးစည်း ညီညွတ်ရေး ပါတီ |
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; 34 years ago (1989-11-03) |
Split from | Communist Party of Burma |
Headquarters | Pangkham |
Armed wing | United Wa State Army |
Youth wing | National Democratic Youth League of Wa State |
Ideology | |
Party flag | |
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.[7] The party's organization is also based on that of the Chinese Communist Party.