01836nam a2200289Ia 4500 on1245343123 OCoLC ta 210407s2021 th a b 001 0 eng 9786162151705 6162151700 (OCoLC)1245343123 TULIB eng TULIB DS528.2.W32 L56 2021 Lintner, Bertil. The Wa of Myanmar and China's quest for global dominance / Bertil Lintner. Chiang Mai, Thailand : Silkworm Books, 2021. viii, 272 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-255) and index. The Wa: wild men of the mountains -- The plan that failed -- The Wa and the Communist Party of Burma -- The growth of the United Wa State Army -- The United Wa State Army and drugs: a Chinese dilemma -- The plan that might succeed. 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. Ba ma Prann Kvanmrunac Pati. Wa (Asian people) Paramilitary forces Burma. Burma Foreign economic relations China. lcc BK 0 0 0 0 PNLIB PNLIB GEN 2021-06-17 DS528.2.W32 L56 2021 PNLIB21062343 2021-06-17 2021-06-17 BK 2530 2530