China's push leads to preparations for talks with UWSA and MNDAA after TNLA meeting

The United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) are scheduled to visit Naypyidaw in August for talks with the military junta, driven by China's diplomatic pressure and mediation, sources indicate. These discussions are expected to become part of the military junta's "100-Day Peace Plan," and media outlets, citing sources close to the MNDAA, have reported that China's push was instrumental in facilitating these meetings. Following the commencement of peace talks between the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), an ally of the MNDAA, and the military junta in Naypyidaw, other armed organizations in northern Shan State are also preparing for similar visits and negotiations. Chinese and MNDAA leadership held two meetings in July. The first meeting with top MNDAA leaders took place in Kunming, Yunnan Province, during the first week of July. In the third week of July, when a Chinese delegation arrived in Laukkai, the MNDAA was urged for a second time to visit Naypyidaw for peace talks. Between these two meetings, representatives from the military junta and the MNDAA met at the Sanshan Kang Hotel in Lashio. It is reported that during this meeting, the military junta requested the handover of several cities controlled by the MNDAA, including the strategically important city of Hsenwi for China-Myanmar border trade. Photo caption: Leaders of MNDAA and UWSA are seen. The post China's push leads to preparations for talks with UWSA and MNDAA after TNLA meeting appeared first on Ayeyarwaddy Times.