Description
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.
Author: Bertil Lintner
Publisher: Silkworm Books
Published: 03/01/2021
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9786162151705
ISBN10: 6162151700
BISAC Categories:
- History | Asia | Southeast Asia
- History | Asia | China
About the Author
Bertil Lintner is a journalist and author who has written twenty books on Asian politics and history, including Outrage: Burma's Struggle for Democracy.