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Yun Sun op-ed in The Irrawaddy on the UWSA and the peace process

By  Yun Sun

In China

It is looking increasingly likely that the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the National Democratic Alliance Army—or “Mongla Group”—will participate in and support the 21st Century Panglong peace conference scheduled for late August.

Recently, senior delegations from the UWSA and the Mongla Group, both based in Shan State, visited Naypyidaw to meet with State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, thereby raising expectations.

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