Sources: Wa political status

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• News analysis or explainer · Independent publication

  Silence on Coup Makes Strategic Sense for Myanmar's Wa (The Irrawaddy) link

  Myanmar-focused journalistic analysis, consulted via citation, on the UWSA's policy of neutrality and calculated silence following the February 2021 military coup.

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• News report · Independent publication

  Under Chinese Pressure, Myanmar's UWSP Cuts Off Support to Allied Ethnic Armies (The Irrawaddy) link

  Journalistic reporting, consulted via citation, on China's significant leverage over the UWSA/UWSP, including pressure that led it to halt support to allied ethnic armed groups and reported freezing of UWSA-linked funds in Chinese banks.

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• Reference work · Independent publication

  United Wa State Army (Wikipedia) link

  General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, on the UWSA's 17 April 1989 formation following the collapse of the Communist Party of Burma's armed wing, its scale (an estimated 25,000-30,000 troops), and its de facto autonomous status.

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• Reference work · Independent publication

  Wa State (Wikipedia) link

  General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, on the designation of the UWSA-administered area as Shan State "Special Region 2," Wa leaders' establishment of a separate regional administration, and the 1 January 2009 declaration of the "Wa State Government Special Administrative Region."

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