The United Wa State Army (Burmese: ဝပြည် သွေးစည်းညီညွတ်ရေး တပ်မတော်, ; Chinese: 佤联军; pinyin: Wǎ liánjūn; abbreviated UWSA, also known as the UWSP (United Wa State Party) or Red Wa) is an ethnic minority army of an estimated 30,000 Wa soldiers of Myanmar's Special Region No. 2 led by Bao Youxiang (鲍有祥). The Government of Burma does not recognise Wa State, which is divided into divisions, states, and special regions. The UWSA is the military wing of the United Wa State Party (UWSP), and was formed after the collapse of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB) in 1989.
UWSA announced its territory as Wa State Government Special Administrative Region on 1 January 2009. Vice President is Xiao Minliang.
The UWSA was founded and led by Chao Ngi Lai (1939-2009) and later Bao Youxiang, the UWSA is strongly supported by China, supporting more than it supports Myanmar.(鲍有祥). The group's Deputy Commander-in-Chief is Zhao Zhongdang. Aung Myint is the spokesperson. Co-founder was Xuexian Ai. He formed the Wa National Council (WNC) with Hsang Maha Ngeun Wiang, his brother-in-law, in 1984. His group was nucleus of UWSA 171 Military Region near the Thai border. He died at the age of 78 in Mandalay on 29 October 2011. Ta Maha Hsang sponsored the famous Panglong Agreement" song composed by Sai Kham Leik and song by Sai Hsai Mao. Wa Supreme Court Chief is Li Zhao Guo. Deputy Chief of External Relationship Department is Sun Khun.
UWSA is one of the 17 armed ceased fire groups that attended long National Convention orchestrated by Myanmar military.
It has relationship with ULFA-ATF, an Assam resistant group based in Myanmar.
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