The Wa of Myanmar and China's Quest for Global Dominance

by Bertil Lintner

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6162151700
• ISBN13: 9786162151705
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher